annoys
Gets under skin
Annoys is the third-person singular form of annoy, meaning to irritate or bother someone in a mild but persistent way.
What annoys differs from what angers—annoyance is lower-grade, often caused by repeated small provocations rather than serious offense: It annoys me when people chew with their mouths open.
Nothing annoys her more than being interrupted.
Mildly annoys
- vexesCauses annoyance or distress
- aggravatesMakes more severe
- bothersCauses irritation or disturbance
- peevesRecurring minor annoyances
needles · rankles · galls · nettles · chafes · grates · riles · miffs
Striped burrowing mustelids
- nagsPesters without ceasing
- houndsDogs bred to track
- hasslesBothersome inconveniences
- harassesPersistently torments another
pesters · plagues · pesters · bothers · importunes · dogs · pesters · bedevils
Causes unease or interruption
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- disquietsCauses mental unease
- perturbsDisturbs or unsettles
- disconcertsDisturbs someone's composure
troubles · distresses · discomforts · agitates · flusters · rattles · unnerves · bothers
irks
Mildly annoys
- vexesCauses annoyance or distress
- aggravatesMakes more severe
- bothersCauses irritation or disturbance
peeves · needles · rankles · galls · nettles · chafes · grates · riles · miffs · bugs
badgers
Striped burrowing mustelids
harasses · pesters · plagues · pesters · bothers · importunes · dogs · pesters · bedevils · torments
disturbs
Causes unease or interruption
disconcerts · troubles · distresses · discomforts · agitates · flusters · rattles · unnerves · bothers · worries
teases
Mocks playfully
razzes · baits · goads · provokes · heckles · jibes · kids · jokes · banters · needles
nags
Pesters without ceasing
nitpicks · criticizes · complains · gripes · grouses · kvetches · harangues · scolds · chides · berates