annoy

annoy is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.
2. noun. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
3. noun. A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.
4. verb. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"

   "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms: bother, chafe, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

Synonyms

bother, chafe, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in annoy:

anyon, nonya

Common word forms

annoys, annoyed, annoyer, annoyful, annoying, annoyous, annoyment

Words from these letters

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