to make someone feel a little angry, bothered, or irritated
The buzzing mosquito annoyed me all night.
Loud construction noise outside the classroom began to annoy the students.
✦ Late Middle English, from Old French "anoier" (modern "ennuyer"), from Vulgar Latin *inodiare “to make loathsome,” based on Latin "odium" “hatred.”
simple past tense and past participle of annoy
The loud alarm annoyed the sleeping neighbors.
Her bad habit of chewing loudly annoyed everyone at the table.
feeling slightly angry or bothered by someone or something
Mia felt annoyed when her brother kept tapping the table.
The customer grew annoyed after waiting in line for twenty minutes.
