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ANNOY (like the French ennui, a word traced by etymologists to a Lat. phrase, in odio esse, to be " in hatred " or hateful of someone)

ANNOY (like the See also:
FRENCH
FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)
French ennui, a word traced by etymologists to a See also:
LAT
Lat. phrase, in odio esse, to be " in hatred " or hateful of someone) , to vex or affect with irritation . In the sense of " See also:

NUISANCE (through Fr. noisance, nuisance, from Lat. nocere, to hurt)

nuisance," the noun " annoyance," apart from its obvious meaning, is found in the See also:

ENGLISH

English " See also:

JURY

Jury of Annoyance " appointed by an See also:

ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of 1754 to See also:

REPORT (O.Fr. report or raport, modern rapport, from O.Fr. reporter, mod. rap porter, Lat. reportare, to bring back, in poetical use only, of bringing back an account, news, &c.)

report upon obstructions in the highways .

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