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annoy

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/əˈnɔɪ/ · an-noy

to cause someone to feel slightly angry or irritated.

Meanings

verbinformal

to cause someone to feel slightly angry or irritated.

کسی کو ہلکا سا غصہ یا بے چینی محسوس کرنے کا سبب بننا۔

پریشان کرنا

parishan karna

Synonyms

irritatedisturbvexتنگ کرناغصہ دلانادکھ دینا

Antonyms

pleasecomfortsatisfyخوش کرناآرام دینامطمئن کرنا

Common Collocations

  • annoy someone
  • easily annoyed
  • annoying sound

Example Sentences

His constant talking began to annoy me.

اس کی مسلسل باتیں مجھے پریشان کرنے لگی تھیں۔

Us ki musalsal baatein mujhe parishan karne lagi thin.

She didn't mean to annoy her friends.

اس کا مقصد اپنے دوستوں کو پریشان کرنا نہیں تھا۔

Us ka maqsad apne doston ko parishan karna nahi tha.

The noise from the construction site is annoyingly loud.

تعمیراتی جگہ سے آنے والی آواز بہت پریشان کن ہے۔

Tameerati jagah se aane wali aawaz bohat parishan kun hai.

Easily Confused With

bother:While both words imply causing discomfort, 'bother' can also mean to make an effort to communicate or disturb, whereas 'annoy' generally conveys irritation.

Word Family

annoyance
nounپریشانی
annoyed
adjectiveپریشان

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of an annoying noise that makes you cringe.

Imagine someone tapping their pencil repeatedly while you're trying to concentrate.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت میں نہیں ہے فرق جینے اور مرنے کا، اسی کو دیکھ کر جیتے ہیں، جسے دیکھ کر مر جائیں۔

Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeene aur marne ka, isi ko dekh kar jeete hain, jise dekh kar mar jayein.

In love, there is no difference between living and dying; I live seeing that one, at whose sight I die.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

پریشان کر کے خوشی نہیں ملتی۔

Parishan kar ke khushi nahi milti.

You do not find happiness by annoying others.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old French "enoiier" — to make angry

First known use: 1560

The word evolved from the Old French term 'enoiier' which means to cause trouble or anger.