English → Latin
“annoy” in Latin
negōtiumbusiness, employment, occupation, affair; difficulty, pains, trouble, labor; matter, thing (= πρᾶγμα (prâgma))damnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject; to bind, oblige; to sentence someone to a punishment, declare guilty, condobedōto eat, eat away, or devour; to waste away or become leanofficiōto obstruct, hinder, block; to stand in the way of, oppose; to be detrimental or hurtful tolitteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistlerogitōto ask or inquire insistently, frequently or eagerly
The English word annoy itself goes back to Latin odium, through inodio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
annoy
negotium facessere, negotium or molestiam exhibere alicui: anybody with any thing, obtundere aliquem aliqua re (e.g., litteris, rogitando): obstrepere alicui (e.g. litteris): with entreaties, precibus fatigare aliquem: molestiam alicui afferre; molestia aliquem afficere; alicui aliqua re molestum or gravem esse. Sometimes agitare, exagitare, vexare, commovere, sollicitare, etc. [Vid: VEX.] I fear that I annoy you, vereor ne tibi gravis sim. This annoys me, hoc male me habet: hoc me commovet, pungit.
Injure, damno or detrimento esse: obesse: officere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for annoy?
- The usual Latin words for “annoy” are negōtium, damnō, obedō; also officiō, littera, rogitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.