annoy
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated actsTo disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
» Tom isn't annoying, but Mary is.
Том не надокучливий, на відміну від Мері. — deniko
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2 senses(transitive)To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
ärgern, nerven
надоеда́тьnadojedátʹ, надое́стьnadojéstʹ, докуча́тьdokučátʹ
дратуватиdratuvaty
(archaic, transitive)To molest; to harm; to injure.
to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade
schaden, schädigen, molestieren
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Examples
1181 sentencesTom isn't annoying, but Mary is.
Том не надокучливий, на відміну від Мері. — deniko
This noise is annoying.
Цей гамір дратує. — deniko
ruЭтот звук раздражает. — Eugenia
deDieser Lärm stört. — Zaghawa
Am I annoying you?
Я тебе дратую? — deniko
ruЯ тебя раздражаю? — marafon
deLangweile ich dich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is very annoying.
Том дуже набридливий. — deniko
ruТом очень надоедлив. — odexed
deTom ist sehr lästig. — wolfgangth
That sound is annoying.
Цей галас дратує. — deniko
Translations
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By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late LatinFrom Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman.
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Forms
annoys, annoying, annoyed, annoyedSynonyms
96 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was annoyed by
- really annoying
- was very annoying
- a little annoyed
- was really annoying
- annoyed by that
- annoyed by the
- as annoyed as
- an an annoying
- would be annoyed
- very annoyed with
- was annoyed with
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.