The difference between Annoy and Pester
When used as nouns, annoy means a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes, whereas pester means a bother or nuisance.
When used as verbs, annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts, whereas pester means to bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
check bellow for the other definitions of Annoy and Pester
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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.
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Pester as a verb (transitive):
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
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Pester as a noun:
A bother or nuisance.