Annoy
/əˈnɔɪ/noun
To irritate or bother someone.
Did you know?English got *annoy* through Old French from a Latin word meaning “to hate,” so its oldest history is less “petty irritation” and more raw hostility.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
inodiare
“to make hateful; to cause loathing”
Old French
Old French
anoier
“to weary, vex, or trouble”
Middle English
English
annoyen
“to trouble, harass, or injure”
Modern English
English
annoy
“to irritate or bother”