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  • 31annoy — v. a. Molest, trouble, vex, wound, pain, plague, worry, irritate, fret, chafe, incommode, disturb, disquiet, pester, bother, tease, infest, embarrass, harass, harry, hector, badger …

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  • 32annoy — verb (T) to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something: The way Tina orders us around really annoys me. | It annoyed him that the model didn t fit together properly …

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  • 33annoy — verb their barking dog annoys me where the movie attempts to amuse, it only annoys Syn: irritate, vex, make angry/cross, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, get to, ruffle someone s feathers, make… …

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  • 34annoy — v 1. bother, pester, hector, harass, Sl. bug, Sl. hassle, Sl. drive [s.o.] nuts or crazy or bananas, Sl. drive [s.o.] up the wall; hound, dog, nag, pick on, pick at, Sl. ride, Inf. give [s.o.] a bad or hard time; bedevil, torment, tease, taunt,… …

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  • 35annoy — verb Syn: irritate, bother, vex, make cross, exasperate, irk, anger, antagonize, nettle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, peeve, miff, rile, needle, get (to), bug, hack off; Brit.; informal wind up, nark …

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  • 36annoy — [əˈnɔɪ] verb [T] to make someone feel slightly angry or impatient Syn: irritate I don t dislike her she just annoys me sometimes.[/ex] …

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  • 37annoy — an•noy [[t]əˈnɔɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to disturb or bother in a way that displeases, troubles, or irritates 2) to molest persistently; harass 3) to be bothersome or troublesome • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME an(n)oien < AF, OF anoier, anuier to molest,… …

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  • 38annoy — /əˈnɔɪ / (say uh noy) verb (t) 1. to disturb in a way that is displeasing, troubling, or slightly irritating. 2. Military to molest; harm. –verb (i) 3. to be disagreeable or troublesome. {Middle English anoye, from Old French enui, from en(n)uyer …

  • 39annoy —   Ho onaukiuki, ho okolohe, ho ouluhua, hōkake, hana wale.   Also: ho omāhuā, ho omā auē, nole …

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  • 40annoy — To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to weary or trouble; to irk; to offend. People v. Moore, 137 C.A.2d 197, 290 P.2d 40, 41. See also annoyance …

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