ennuyer

French

Etymology

From Old French enuier/anuier, from Late Latin inodiare, from Latin odiare. Compare Italian annoiare, Spanish enojar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.nɥi.je/
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Verb

ennuyer

  1. to afflict with boredom; to bore
  2. (reflexive) to be bored
  3. (reflexive + de) to miss something or someone
  4. to annoy, bother, trouble
  5. to worry

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or appuyer. These verbs always replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ before a silent ‘e’.

Further reading

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