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
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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."
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Anger as a noun (obsolete):
Pain or stinging.
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Anger as a verb (transitive):
To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
Examples:
"He who angers you conquers you."
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Anger as a verb (intransitive):
To become angry.
Examples:
"You anger too easily."
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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."
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Annoy as a verb (intransitive):
To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
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Annoy as a verb (transitive):
To molest; to harm; to injure.
Examples:
"to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade"
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Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
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Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):
That which causes such a feeling.