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English verb: annoy | |||
| 1. | annoy (emotion) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||
| Samples | Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will annoy him, The performance is likely to annoy Sue | ||
| Synonyms | bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displease | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle | ||
| Verb group | chafe | ||
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