annoy

 
Pronunciation: /əˈnɔɪ/

verb

[with object]
  • 1make (someone) a little angry; irritate: the decision really annoyed him your damned cheerfulness has always annoyed me
  • 2 archaic harm or attack repeatedly: a gallant Saxon, who annoyed this Coast

Derivatives

annoyer

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'be hateful to'): from Old French anoier (verb), anoi (noun), based on Latin in odio in the phrase mihi in odio est 'it is hateful to me'