Annoy

an-noi′, v.t. to trouble: to vex: to tease: to harm, esp. in military sense:— pr.p. annoy′ing; pa.p. annoyed′. — ns. Annoy (now poetic only), Annoy′ance , that which annoys.— adv. Annoy′ingly . [O. Fr. anoier (It. an no i are ); noun, anoi (mod. ennui ), acc. to Diez from L. phrase, in odio , as in 'est mihi in odio ' = 'it is to me hateful.']