Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - annoy

v.tr. 1 cause slight anger or mental distress to. 2 (in passive) be somewhat angry (am annoyed with you; was annoyed at my remarks). 3 molest; harass repeatedly. Derivatives annoyance n. annoyer n. Etymology: ME f. OF anuier, anui, anoi, etc., ult. f. L in odio hateful ANNUAL adj. & n. --adj. 1 reckoned by the year. 2 occurring every year. 3 living or lasting for one year. --n. 1 a book etc. published once a year; a yearbook. 2 a plant that lives only for a year or less. Phrases and idioms annual general meeting a yearly meeting of members or shareholders, esp. for holding elections and reporting on the year's events. annual ring a ring in the cross-section of a plant, esp. a tree, produced by one year's growth. Derivatives annually adv. Etymology: ME f. OF annuel f. LL annualis f. L annalis f. annus year