Annoy
Annoy verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: deliberately annoyed the elderly neighbor by walking across his lawn
Devil
Devil verb - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening gives us Jester, goofy clown demon who shows up randomly to annoy Dante and give him advice on how to proceed.
Source: Not-So-Harmless Villain -
Angel Orange and Devil Orange both pop up to give him advice, but both of them just suggest ways to annoy Cucumber.
Source: Good Angel, Bad Angel -
Part of their job appears to be "annoy the Devil as much as possible so he'll be too distracted to corrupt mortal humans".
Source: Screwy Squirrel
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