Annoy
Annoy (an*noi") , transitive verb
[Old English anoien, anuien, Old French anoier, anuier, French ennuyer, from Old French anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, French ennui. See Annoy, n.]
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.
Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?
2.
To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
Annoy ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English anoi, anui, Old French anoi, anui, enui, from Latin in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui, Odium, Noisome, Noy.]
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy.
Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy.