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Annoy vs. Pester — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Annoy and Pester

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Definitions

Annoy

To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.

Pester

To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.

Annoy

(Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

Pester

(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

Annoy

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.
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Pester

To crowd together thickly.

Annoy

(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

Pester

A bother or nuisance.

Annoy

(transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.
To annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade

Pester

To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations.
We are pestered with mice and rats.
A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
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Annoy

A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

Pester

To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest.
All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes.

Annoy

That which causes such a feeling.

Pester

Annoy persistently;
The children teased the boy because of his stammer

Annoy

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 annoyThan to behold, admire, and lose our joy?

Annoy

To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

Annoy

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.

Annoy

Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

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