annoyed
[uh-noid]
- irritated, disturbed, or bothered: I was quite annoyed by the time he arrived, over an hour late.
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Origin of annoyed
annoy
[uh-noi]
- to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
- to molest; harm.
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- to be bothersome or troublesome.
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- Archaic. an annoyance.
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Origin of annoy
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English an(n)oien, enoien < Anglo-French, Old French anoier, anuier to molest, harm, tire < Late Latin inodiāre to cause aversion, from Latin phrase mihi in odiō est … I dislike …; cf. in-2, odium, ennui, noisome; (noun) Middle English a(n)noi, ennoi < Anglo-French, Old French a(n)nui, etc., derivative of the v.
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Contemporary Examples
Yes, some people have been inconvenienced by traffic delays or annoyed by supportive athletes.
At first, I am annoyed because answering these questions takes so much effort.
And if the patients whined or annoyed her, she allegedly killed them to shut them up.
In fact, we—if I could be a bit of pop-culture Lorax for the moment and speak for all of us—are kind of annoyed that she is.
Desperate and annoyed with the language barrier, Bartiromo begs as Elias translates.
Historical Examples
I could see she was annoyed and a little worried, because he was past taking notice.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
There was nothing in the coat now that could possibly have startled the girl or annoyed her.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Ordinarily he would not have heard them at all; now they annoyed him.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
“I am not making a face,” growled the annoyed Ossipon bearishly.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
After awhile she got to concealing them, as if she thought they annoyed me.
Questionable ShapesWilliam Dean Howells
annoy
- to irritate or displease
- to harass with repeated attacks
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French anoier, from Late Latin inodiāre to make hateful, from Latin in odiō (esse) (to be) hated, from odium hatred
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Word Origin and History for annoyed
adj.
"vexed, peeved, offended," late 13c., past participle adjective from annoy (v.).
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annoy
v.
late 13c., from Anglo-French anuier, Old French enoiier, anuier "to weary, vex, anger; be troublesome or irksome to," from Late Latin inodiare "make loathsome," from Latin (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," ablative of odium "hatred" (see odium). Earliest form of the word in English was as a noun, c.1200, "feeling of irritation, displeasure, distaste." Related: Annoyed; annoying; annoyingly. Middle English also had annoyful and annoyous (both late 14c.).
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