words associated with annoys
Synonyms of annoy
aggravate: : to make worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify unpleasantly problems have been aggravated by neglect
bother: : to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk It bothers her when people litter. bothered by the itchy tag on his shirt
bug: : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests — called also true bug
burn (up): : to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases a small fire burns on the hearth
chafe: : irritate , vex The noise of the children playing chafed her.
eat: : to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn
exasperate: : to cause irritation or annoyance to It’s a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? —Michael Phillips It’s a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … —Thomas Matthews … they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … —Allison Glock
b : to excite the anger of : enrage She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. —William Shakespeare … no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. —Herman Melville
frost: : the process of freezing
gall: : bile
get: : to gain possession of got a new bicycle
grate: : abrade
gripe: : seize , grasp
hack (off): : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows
irk: : to make weary, irritated, or bored
irritate: : to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : annoy
itch: : to have an itch her arm itched
nark: : stool pigeon sense 1
nettle: : any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs … legs, which smarted from the stings of nettles … —James Stephens
peeve: : to make peevish or resentful : annoy
persecute: : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
pique: : to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff sly remarks to pique their curiosity
put out: : the retiring of a base runner or batter by a defensive player in baseball
rasp: : to rub with something rough
rile: : to make agitated and angry : upset
ruffle: : roughen , abrade
spite: : petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
vex: : to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to the restaurant is vexed by slow service
Words Related to annoy
hassle: : a heated often protracted argument : wrangle embroiling myself in a long, exasperating hassle with masons —S. J. Perelman
heckle: : to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger
nag: : to irritate by constant scolding or urging
inflame: : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
enflame: : to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
provoke: : to call forth (a feeling, an action, etc.) : evoke provoke laughter
rouse: : to cause to break from cover
badger: : any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
bait: : to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks bait minority groups : to try to make angry with criticism or insults baiting a politician during a debate
bullyrag: : to intimidate by bullying
ballyrag: : to intimidate by bullying
devil: : the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Christian belief as the tempter of humankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell — usually used with the — often used as an interjection, an intensive, or a generalized term of abuse what the devil is this? the devil you say!
hagride: : harass , torment
harass: : exhaust , fatigue I have been harassed with the toil of verse —William Wordsworth
harry: : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
pester: : overcrowd
plague: : a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity
tease: : to make fun of : kid
anger: : a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism (see antagonism sense 1b ) You could hear the anger in his voice. She found it hard to control her anger .
antagonize: : to incur or provoke the hostility of His criticism antagonized his friends.
enrage: : to fill with rage : anger
incense: : material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
infuriate: : to make furious
madden: : to become or act as if mad
rankle: : to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
roil: : to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
agitate: : to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb My presence did not appear to agitate or irritate him as before, and he accepted my services quietly … —Charlotte Brontë
discomfort: : dismay sense 1
discompose: : to destroy the composure of
disquiet: : to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb , alarm were disquieted by recent events
distress: : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see pledge entry 1 sense 1 ) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
exercise: : the act of bringing into play or realizing in action : use the exercise of self-control
freak (out): : a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind you should be able to stop and go on, and follow this way or that, as the freak takes you —R. L. Stevenson
fret: : to eat or gnaw into : corrode
perturb: : to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
undo: : to open or loose by releasing a fastening
unhinge: : to make unstable : unsettle , disrupt unhinge the balance of world peace pressure that would unhinge a less experienced person
unsettle: : to loosen or move from a settled state or condition : make unstable : disorder
upset: : to thicken and shorten (something, such as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end : swage
worry: : choke , strangle
affront: : to insult especially to the face by behavior or language He was affronted by her rudeness.
insult: : to treat with insolence, indignity, or contempt : affront
miff: : a fit of ill humor
offend: : to transgress (see transgress sense transitive 1 ) the moral or divine law : sin if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive —William Shakespeare
outrage: : an act of violence or brutality arranged outrages and assassinations —Anthony West
Phrases Synonymous with annoy
Near Antonyms of annoy
appease: : pacify , conciliate
conciliate: : appease … urgently counseled conciliating the peasants … —William Taubman
mollify: : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease mollified the staff with a raise
oblige: : to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance obliged to find a job felt obliged to share it with her
pacify: : to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe pacify a crying child
placate: : to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
propitiate: : to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
delight: : a high degree of gratification or pleasure : joy children squealing in delight
gladden: : to be glad
gratify: : remunerate , reward
please: : to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction
satisfy: : to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : discharge
assure: : to make sure or certain : convince glancing back to assure himself no one was following
cheer: : face
comfort: : to give strength and hope to : cheer comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded
console: : an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
content: : something contained — usually used in plural the jar’s contents the drawer’s contents
b : the topics or matter treated in a written work table of contents c : the principal substance (such as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a website … Internet users have evolved an ethos of free content in the Internet. —Ben Gerson
quiet: : the quality or state of being quiet (see quiet entry 2) : tranquility
reassure: : to assure anew reassured him that the work was on schedule
solace: : to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
soothe: : to please by or as if by attention or concern : placate
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