as in bothers
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn
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Recent Examples of annoys
One of its two young sibling protagonists, Amber (Bianca Belle), channels her feelings about the recent death of her mother into drawings of creatures born out of her troubled imagination, some of whom enact violence against the classmate who annoys her.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
There's just one thing about Claire Danes that annoys Matthew Rhys.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Ask yourself what annoys you specifically about that behavior, Davis says.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
There are days when my running annoys my wife, my children, or my colleagues.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
This annoys his wife, who hankers after Bingley (sight unseen) as a future son-in-law.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
There's just one thing about Claire Danes that annoys Matthew Rhys.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Ask yourself what annoys you specifically about that behavior, Davis says.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
There are days when my running annoys my wife, my children, or my colleagues.
—Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
This annoys his wife, who hankers after Bingley (sight unseen) as a future son-in-law.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoys
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What about him specifically bothers you especially in terms of poisoning the youth?—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Really, the accuracy is the one thing that bothers me with him.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Chelsea won’t have it, shutting the whole thing down in a way that clearly irritates her.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both can reduce debris or items that attract the boxelder bugs.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chinch bugs overwinter in moist, deep thatch.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nathan tells him to get in the water in order to fix the hooks and ropes, but Max stands on the Jet Ski instead, which aggravates the bosun.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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Money could be at the heart of the power struggle when Mars aggravates Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Annoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annoys. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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