annoy
verb 1 to make sb slightly angry SYN IRRITATE: [VN] His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. I'm sure she does it just to annoy me. [VN to inf] It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me. 2 [VN] to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relax SYN BOTHER: He swatted a fly that was annoying him.