annoy

1. (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.Examples: "Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."; "Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings, / This painted child of dirt that stinks and stings; / Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, / Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'r enjoys."; "You Klaestrons are allies of the Cardassians; your knowledge of the station confirms that they must have given you the layouts. Which not only compromises Bajoran security, but also... annoys us."Synonyms: bother, irritateAntonyms: pleasetransitive

2. (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.intransitive

3. (transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.Examples: "to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade"; "tapers put into lanterns or sconces of several-coloured, oiled paper, that the wind might not annoy them"; "Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy / Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?"Synonyms: damage, wound, abuse, annoy, bewound, damage, damnify, derearchaictransitive