annoy

US: /əˈnɔɪ/
UK: /ɐnˈɔ‍ɪ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


annoy /ə'nɔi/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm trái ý, làm khó chịu, làm bực mình; chọc tức, làm cho tức giận
    • quấy rầy, làm phiền
    • (quân sự) quấy nhiễu, quấy rối (kẻ địch)
    • danh từ
      • (thơ ca), (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) (như) annoyance

    Advanced English dictionary


    + verb
    1 to make sb slightly angry
    Synonym: IRRITATE
    [VN] His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. + It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. + I'm sure she does it just to annoy me. + [VN to inf] It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
    2 [VN] to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relax
    Synonym: BOTHER
    He swatted a fly that was annoying him.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 irritate, bother, irk, vex, nettle, get on (someone's) nerves, exasperate, provoke, incense, rile, madden, Colloq get at:
    The anonymous telephone calls were beginning to annoy us.
    2 pester, harass, harry, badger, nag, plague, molest, bedevil, Colloq bug, needle, hassle, Slang get up someone's nose:
    Stop annoying me with your persistent requests for money.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADV.

    intensely, really
    His air of calm superiority annoyed her intensely. It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you.
    | slightly

    VERB + ANNOY

    be beginning to
    The wasps were beginning to annoy me.

    PHRASES

    do sth just/only to annoy sb
    I only stay out late to annoy my parents.


    Concise English dictionary


    annoys|annoyed|annoyingə'nɔɪ
    verb
    +cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations