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annoy

/əˈnɔɪ/
noun
  1. A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

  2. That which causes such a feeling.

Synonymsannoyance
verb
  1. 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."

  2. To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

  3. To molest; to harm; to injure.

    "to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade"

Synonymsbother, bug, hassle, irk, irritate, nag
Antonymsplease

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