Annoy /(ăn*noi")/

imp. & p. p. Annoyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying

1. 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.

   Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?

2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

1. A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.

   Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy.