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annoy in English:

1. annoyance annoyance


Much to my annoyance, the train had just left when I got to the station.
Our teacher showed her annoyance by giving us more homework.
I can understand her annoyance - I'd be furious if I found a hair in my soup.
He answered with a look of annoyance.

English word "annoy"(annoyance) occurs in sets:

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2. irk irk


The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.
It was a pleasure to meet you Stella, I am so sorry for whatever I said to irk you the wrong way.

English word "annoy"(irk) occurs in sets:

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3. to make someone feel a little angry



English word "annoy"(to make someone feel a little angry) occurs in sets:

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4. bother


Don't bother.
Don't bother waking me up at 4:00 a.m. I don't plan to go fishing tomorrow.
The politician did not bother to apologize for betraying our trust.
When I was a kid, touching bugs didn't bother me a bit. Now I can hardly stand looking at pictures of them.
I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.
Children often bother their parents.
In the end, it was just too much bother so I went home by taxi.
The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence.
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling. "You don't need to bother with that."
I know no freer country than my own, for never do I bother leaving home.
It was to say that going to the station was too much of a bother after all so I should come to the hotel she's staying at. Good grief, what a selfish woman!
Are you still letting last night's fight bother you? That's so naive.
Money is a big bother: you can live neither with it nor without it.
It must bother you to have taken a bad master. "I'm stupid too. So, it's all right."

5. Angry


I'm angry.
Being angry, he loudly rattled the locked door.
When I forgot my promise, he got really angry.
If Tom's girlfriend knew he was here now, she'd be very angry.
No matter how angry he was, he would never resort to violence.
Mr. Suzuki is angry about Tom's prank.
The angry mob overturned cars and smashed storefront windows.
The story was a two-faced lie that she told you to make you angry with me.
The captain was so angry he refused to give the crew shore leave.
Something you should know about me is that when I get angry, I get quiet.
People throughout the north were angry.
The people of Massachusetts were extremely angry.
Tom ran as fast as he could to escape from the angry bear.
The angry citizens took action immediately.
If you disagree with him, he is liable to get angry.

6. it gets me



7. Aggravate


It's the little things that aggravate you.
Building the new road will only aggravate the situation. What really aggravates me is the way she won’t listen
Do not aggravate your position.
Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem oftraffic congestion.
The treatment only aggravated the condition. Stop aggravating me, will you!
His comments only aggravated the problem.
Folks don’t like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates them.
It will aggravate the wound.

English word "annoy"(Aggravate) occurs in sets:

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8. I didn't mean to bother you



English word "annoy"(I didn't mean to bother you) occurs in sets:

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9. satisfy


It is difficult to satisfy everyone.
His explanation that a solution would take time didn't satisfy anyone.
She wanted to die because she couldn't satisfy her parents.
please = satisfy
Your reply doesn’t satisfy me.
I know that if we discuss it, we can find a solution that will satisfy both of us.
Sustainable development is the concept of the current generation utilizing the environment and meet human demands while not harming the ability of future generations to satisfy their own demands and interests.
No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. All the treasure in the world won't make him happy.
The traditional way of learning a language may satisfy at most one's sense of duty, but it can hardly serve as a source of joy. Nor will it likely be successful.
The art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds to satisfy it afterwards.
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.
The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.
I was able to satisfy my parents' expectations about my school reports.
Is it really wise for marketing folks to satisfy people's desire for instant gratification?