annoy
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
have annoyed
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present perfectof annoy.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The terminology "Brits" may well have annoyed fans from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland too.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
What really seems to have annoyed District officials was what it was: a setting for drag balls that drew both Blacks and Whites.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
Owens was Black, and his stirring success at those Olympics was said to have annoyed Hitler by puncturing the Nazi myth of Aryan racial superiority.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
As described in the quote, “The train traffic might have annoyed Rodia’s wife, but it gave him a daily audience while building the wonder we know now as Watts Towers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The fact, if known to Quinn, would have annoyed him not the least.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
