Annoy and Bore

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Annoy verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

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Bore is a synonym for annoy in irritate topic. In some cases you can use "Bore" instead a verb "Annoy", when it comes to topics like weary.

Nearby Words: annoyance, annoying

Bore verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.

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Annoy is a synonym for bore in weary topic. You can use "Annoy" instead a verb "Bore", if it concerns topics such as tire, disinterest.

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

people	annoy people	bore people
audience	annoy audience	bore audience
mother	annoy mother	bore mother
hell	annoy hell	bore hell
Other words: player, reader, viewers, players.

From that point on, at least half of each season is dedicated to various background characters and their exploits—it becomes nearly a certainty that at least some of it will bore or annoy you.

Source: Series / True Blood
He makes no bones about the fact that other people annoy and bore him; and most of his interactions with other characters involve him insulting them, bullying them, challenging them, complaining about how bored with them he is, or else just bluntly identifying their accents.

Source: Jerkass / Other
One of his favourite methods to annoy people he doesn't like, but to whom he cannot show this openly, is to quote ballads at them, or bore them with explaining the differences between two sheep species, and how those differences are relevant to his plan for getting into the wool-business.

Source: Badass Bookworm / Literature

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