annoyance (n)
bother (n)
botheration (n)
pain#1 (n)
infliction (n)
pain in the neck (n)
pain in the ass (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def something or someone that causes trouble
def a source of unhappiness
examples washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
a bit of a bother
he's not a friend, he's an infliction
Outgoing links
Hypernym negative stimulus
Derivationally related form pain → pain
Derivationally related form botheration → bother
Derivationally related form botheration → bother
Derivationally related form botheration → bother
Derivationally related form bother → bother
Hyponym nuisance; irritant, thorn; plague
Incoming links
Hyponym negative stimulus
Hypernym nuisance; irritant, thorn; plague
Derivationally related form bother → botheration
Derivationally related form bother → bother
Derivationally related form bother → botheration
Derivationally related form pain → pain
Derivationally related form bother → botheration

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