Something that annoys

• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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• torment

  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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  1. Great physical pain or mental anguish.
  2. A source of harassment, annoyance, or pain.
  3. The torture inflicted on prisoners under interrogation.

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• plague

  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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  1. A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.
  2. A virulent, infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (syn. Pasteurella pestis ) and is transmitted primarily by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat. In humans it occurs in bubonic form, marked by lymph node enlargement, and in pneumonic form, marked by infection of the lungs, and can progress to septicemia.
  3. A widespread affliction or calamity seen as divine retribution.

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• peeve

  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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  1. To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
  2. A vexation; a grievance:
  3. A resentful mood:

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• irritation

  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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  1. The act of irritating:
  2. The condition of being irritated; vexation:
  3. A source of irritation:

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• irritant

  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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  1. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation.
  2. A source of irritation:

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• besetment

  1. The state of being beset.

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  1. The state of being beset.

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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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• aggravation

  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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  1. The act of aggravating or the state of being aggravated.
  2. A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble.
  3. Exasperation.

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A bother

• bore

  1. To make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill.
  2. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing.
  3. To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill:

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  1. To make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill.
  2. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing.
  3. To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill:

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• vexation

  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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  1. The condition of being vexed; annoyance:
  2. A source of irritation or annoyance:

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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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An offense against the public

• affront

  1. To insult intentionally, especially openly.
  2. To meet defiantly; confront:
  3. To meet or encounter (another) face to face.

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  1. To insult intentionally, especially openly.
  2. To meet defiantly; confront:
  3. To meet or encounter (another) face to face.

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• infraction

  1. The act or an instance of infringing, as of a law or rule; a violation.

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  1. The act or an instance of infringing, as of a law or rule; a violation.

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• breach

  1. An opening, tear, or rupture.
  2. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
  3. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

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  1. An opening, tear, or rupture.
  2. A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
  3. A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

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*An unpleasant or unwelcome person

• bum

  1. A tramp; a vagrant.
  2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
  3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:

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  1. A tramp; a vagrant.
  2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
  3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:

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• poor excuse

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• nudnik

  1. An obtuse, boring, or bothersome person; a pest.

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  1. An obtuse, boring, or bothersome person; a pest.

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• pain-in-the-neck

  1. (idiomatic) Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient

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  1. (idiomatic) Someone or something which is annoying, irritating or inconvenient

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• louse

  1. Any of numerous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects of the order Phthiraptera, which live as external parasites on birds and mammals, including humans. The lice are sometimes classified together with the psocids in the order Psocodea.
  2. A mean or despicable person.
  3. To bungle. Often used with up :

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  1. Any of numerous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects of the order Phthiraptera, which live as external parasites on birds and mammals, including humans. The lice are sometimes classified together with the psocids in the order Psocodea.
  2. A mean or despicable person.
  3. To bungle. Often used with up :

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• human mistake

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• insect

  1. Any of numerous arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having one or two pairs of wings. Insects include the flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, butterflies, and bees.
  2. Any of various other small, chiefly arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks, usually having many legs. Not in scientific use.
  3. An insignificant or contemptible person.

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  1. Any of numerous arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having one or two pairs of wings. Insects include the flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, butterflies, and bees.
  2. Any of various other small, chiefly arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks, usually having many legs. Not in scientific use.
  3. An insignificant or contemptible person.

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• foul-ball

  1. A batted ball that touches the ground outside of fair territory.

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  1. A batted ball that touches the ground outside of fair territory.

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• bad-egg

  1. a mean or dishonest person

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  1. a mean or dishonest person

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• prune

  1. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.
  2. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
  3. An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

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  1. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.
  2. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
  3. An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

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• holy terror

  1. An annoying person or thing, especially an ill-mannered or disruptive child.

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  1. An annoying person or thing, especially an ill-mannered or disruptive child.

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• bother

  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
  3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:

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• frump

  1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.
  2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.

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  1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.
  2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.

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• problem-child

  1. (euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.

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  1. (euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.

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• problem

  1. A question to be considered, solved, or answered:
  2. A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand:
  3. A personal matter that causes one difficulty or needs to be dealt with:

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  1. A question to be considered, solved, or answered:
  2. A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand:
  3. A personal matter that causes one difficulty or needs to be dealt with:

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• annoyance

  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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  1. The act of annoying or the state of being annoyed.
  2. A cause of irritation or vexation; a nuisance.

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• bore

  1. To make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill.
  2. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing.
  3. To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill:

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  1. To make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill.
  2. To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or burrowing.
  3. To make a hole in or through something with or as if with a drill:

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• pest

  1. An annoying person or thing; a nuisance.
  2. An organism, typically an insect, that sickens or annoys humans, hampers human activities, damages crops or food products, harms livestock, or causes damage to buildings.
  3. A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence.

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  1. An annoying person or thing; a nuisance.
  2. An organism, typically an insect, that sickens or annoys humans, hampers human activities, damages crops or food products, harms livestock, or causes damage to buildings.
  3. A deadly epidemic disease; a pestilence.

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