The difference between Anger and Annoy

When used as nouns, anger means a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, whereas annoy means a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

When used as verbs, anger means to cause such a feeling of antagonism in, whereas annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts.


check bellow for the other definitions of Anger and Annoy

  1. Anger as a noun:

    A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.

    Examples:

    "You need to control your anger."

  2. Anger as a noun (obsolete):

    Pain or stinging.

  1. Anger as a verb (transitive):

    To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

    Examples:

    "He who angers you conquers you."

  2. Anger as a verb (intransitive):

    To become angry.

    Examples:

    "You anger too easily."

  1. Annoy as a verb (transitive):

    To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

    Examples:

    "Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."

  2. Annoy as a verb (intransitive):

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

  3. Annoy as a verb (transitive):

    To molest; to harm; to injure.

    Examples:

    "to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade"

  1. Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):

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

  2. Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):

    That which causes such a feeling.