annoy – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of annoy

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to annoy
Participle: annoyed
Gerund: annoying

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iannoy
youannoy
he;she;itannoys
weannoy
youannoy
theyannoy

Perfect

Ihave annoyed
youhave annoyed
he;she;ithas annoyed
wehave annoyed
youhave annoyed
theyhave annoyed

Past

Iannoyed
youannoyed
he;she;itannoyed
weannoyed
youannoyed
theyannoyed

Pluperfect

Ihad annoyed
youhad annoyed
he;she;ithad annoyed
wehad annoyed
youhad annoyed
theyhad annoyed

Future

Iwill annoy
youwill annoy
he;she;itwill annoy
wewill annoy
youwill annoy
theywill annoy

Future Perfect

Iwill have annoyed
youwill have annoyed
he;she;itwill have annoyed
wewill have annoyed
youwill have annoyed
theywill have annoyed

Subjunctive

Present

Iannoy
youannoy
he;she;itannoy
weannoy
youannoy
theyannoy

Perfect

Ihave annoyed
youhave annoyed
he;she;ithave annoyed
wehave annoyed
youhave annoyed
theyhave annoyed

Imperfect

Iannoyed
youannoyed
he;she;itannoyed
weannoyed
youannoyed
theyannoyed

Pluperfect

Ihad annoyed
youhad annoyed
he;she;ithad annoyed
wehad annoyed
youhad annoyed
theyhad annoyed

Conditional

Present

Iwould annoy
youwould annoy
he;she;itwould annoy
wewould annoy
youwould annoy
theywould annoy

Perfect

Iwould have annoyed
youwould have annoyed
he;she;itwould have annoyed
wewould have annoyed
youwould have annoyed
theywould have annoyed

Imperative

youannoy
weLet's annoy
youannoy

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam annoying
youare annoying
he;she;itis annoying
weare annoying
youare annoying
theyare annoying

Perfect

Ihave been annoying
youhave been annoying
he;she;ithas been annoying
wehave been annoying
youhave been annoying
theyhave been annoying

Past

Iwas annoying
youwere annoying
he;she;itwas annoying
wewere annoying
youwere annoying
theywere annoying

Pluperfect

Ihad been annoying
youhad been annoying
he;she;ithad been annoying
wehad been annoying
youhad been annoying
theyhad been annoying

Future

Iwill be annoying
youwill be annoying
he;she;itwill be annoying
wewill be annoying
youwill be annoying
theywill be annoying

Future Perfect

Iwill have been annoying
youwill have been annoying
he;she;itwill have been annoying
wewill have been annoying
youwill have been annoying
theywill have been annoying

Conditional

Present

Iwould be annoying
youwould be annoying
he;she;itwould be annoying
wewould be annoying
youwould be annoying
theywould be annoying

Perfect

Iwould have been annoying
youwould have been annoying
he;she;itwould have been annoying
wewould have been annoying
youwould have been annoying
theywould have been annoying

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'annoy'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'annoy'

tannoy, accoy, acoy, ahoy, alloy, annex, annul, cannon, enioy, enjoy,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

annoy
bother, grotch
to cause anger
aggravate, anger, displease, grill, irritate, vex
to pester
jazz
to vex
hump
to cause someone to be upset or displeased
aggravate, antagonize, bother, bug, chap someone's hide, exasperate, get on someone's nerves, get on someone's wick, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, get someone's goat, get someone's Irish up, get up, give someone the shits, grind one's gears, grotch, hack off, harsh one's mellow, hassle, irk, jazz, nark, peeve, provoke, put someone's back up, raise someone's hackles, rile, rub the wrong way, ruffle some feathers, ruffle someone's feathers, tick off, try one's patience, vex, wind up
to annoy persistently
badger
to annoy endlessly or systematically
harass
to make furious
infuriate
to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure
irritate
to bother, harass or annoy persistently
pester
to aggravate to the point of anger
piss off
bother
badger, abrade, harass, chafe, exasperate, irk, disturb, fuss

Antonyms

to make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure|please
please
to calm or placate someone or some situation|soothe
soothe
bother
solace, peace, comfort, quiet

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1250, from Anglo-Fr. anuier, from O.Fr. enuier "to weary, vex," from L.L. inodiare "make loathsome," from L. (esse) in odio "(it is to me) hateful," abl. of odium "hatred."
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
4. Proto-Italic *en
5. Proto-Italic *en-
6. Latin in-
7. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
8. Proto-Italic *odjom
9. Latin odium
10. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
11. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
12. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
13. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
14. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
15. Proto-Italic *-ājō
16. Proto-Italic *-āō
17. Latin -ō
18. Late Latin inodiāre
19. Old French enoiierbor.
20. Middle English anoyen
21. English annoy
22. From Middle English anoyen, from Old French anoier (“to bother, disturb”), from Late Latin inodiāre (“to make loathsome”), derived from Latin odium (“loathing, hatred”). Displaced native Old English dreċċan, gremman. See: Middle English 'anoyen', Old French 'enoiier'.

Verbs referencing "annoy"

Portuguese enojar, Ido enoyar.

Sample Sentences

  • Mr. and Mrs. Shelby both felt annoyed and degraded by the familiar impudence of the trader, and yet both saw the absolute necessity of putting a constraint on their feelings. The more hopelessly sordid and insensible he appeared, the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • St. Clare, like most men of his class of mind, cordially hated the present tense of action, generally; and, therefore, he was considerably annoyed by Miss Ophelia's downrightness. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] his violence and brutality fell on the helpless, Tom took notice of it; for, so subtle is the atmosphere of opinion, that it will make itself felt, without words; and the opinion even of a slave may annoy a master. Tom in various ways manifested a tenderness of feeling, a commiseration for his fellow-sufferers, strange and new to them, which was watched with a jealous eye by Legree. He had purchased [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)