annoy
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
had annoyed
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past perfectof annoy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the memo, Blume insisted leaks to the media had been unplanned and said that reports of looming cuts had "annoyed" him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Arsenal was in control for most of the lunchtime game at Villa Park, despite the short turnaround from its loss to Liverpool on Wednesday night — a schedule that had annoyed manager Mikel Arteta.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
He lived directly across the main road from the Tea House, and several people in town said it had annoyed him when her customers parked on his property.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2018
This had annoyed Chalmers, but on the cruise the two philosophers were still able to marvel, companionably, at the landscape’s alien beauty.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2017
It had annoyed him, when he’d called her, that she hadn’t recognized him as Nikhil.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
