| annoyance | | |
| n. (state) | 1. annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. |
| ~ mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic.; "a manic state" |
| ~ bummer | an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing.; "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer" |
| ~ huff, miff, seeing red | a state of irritation or annoyance. |
| ~ pinprick | a minor annoyance. |
| ~ impatience, restlessness | a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay. |
| ~ snit | a state of agitated irritation.; "he was in a snit" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation. |
| ~ anger, ire, choler | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance. |
| ~ temper, irritation, pique | a sudden outburst of anger.; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
| ~ frustration | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized.; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" |
| ~ aggravation, exasperation | an exasperated feeling of annoyance. |
| ~ harassment, torment | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented.; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" |
| ~ displeasure | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something. |
| n. (person) | 3. aggravator, annoyance | an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating. |
| ~ disagreeable person, unpleasant person | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.; "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" |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| ~ nuisance | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. |
| ~ irritant, thorn | something that causes irritation and annoyance.; "he's a thorn in my flesh" |
| ~ plague | an annoyance.; "those children are a damn plague" |
| n. (act) | 5. annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation | the act of troubling or annoying someone. |
| ~ mistreatment | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly.; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" |
| ~ exasperation | actions that cause great irritation (or even anger). |
| ~ red flag | something that irritates or demands immediate action.; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull" |
| displeasure | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. displeasure | the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something. |
| ~ vexation, annoyance, chafe | anger produced by some annoying irritation. |
| ~ dissatisfaction | the feeling of being displeased and discontent.; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" |
| inconvenience | | |
| n. (state) | 1. incommodiousness, inconvenience | an inconvenient discomfort. |
| ~ discomfort, uncomfortableness | the state of being tense and feeling pain. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. inconvenience, troublesomeness, worriment | a difficulty that causes anxiety. |
| ~ difficultness, difficulty | the quality of being difficult.; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" |
| ~ cumbersomeness, unwieldiness, awkwardness | trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape.; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano" |
| ~ flea bite | a very minor inconvenience. |
| ~ fly in the ointment | an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something. |
| ~ unwieldiness | the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity.; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. inconvenience | the quality of not being useful or convenient. |
| ~ unsuitability, unsuitableness, ineptness | the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose. |
| ~ inaccessibility, unavailability | the quality of not being available when needed. |
| ~ inopportuneness, untimeliness | the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time. |
| v. (social) | 4. bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to.; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ distress, straiten | bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship. |
| injury | | |
| n. (state) | 1. harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ health problem, ill health, unhealthiness | a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain. |
| ~ brain damage | injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.. |
| ~ birth trauma | physical injury to an infant during the birth process. |
| ~ blast trauma | injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces). |
| ~ bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel. |
| ~ blunt trauma | injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car). |
| ~ bruise, contusion | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration. |
| ~ bump | a lump on the body caused by a blow. |
| ~ burn | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation. |
| ~ dislocation | a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column). |
| ~ electric shock | trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness. |
| ~ fracture, break | breaking of hard tissue such as bone.; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" |
| ~ cryopathy, frostbite | destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene. |
| ~ intravasation | entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel. |
| ~ penetrating injury, penetrating trauma | injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body. |
| ~ pinch | an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed. |
| ~ rupture | state of being torn or burst open. |
| ~ insect bite, bite, sting | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. |
| ~ strain | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain. |
| ~ whiplash, whiplash injury | an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident). |
| ~ wale, weal, welt, wheal | a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions. |
| ~ wound, lesion | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). |
| ~ wrench, pull, twist | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" |
| n. (event) | 2. accidental injury, injury | an accident that results in physical damage or hurt. |
| ~ accident | an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury. |
| ~ concussion | injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness. |
| ~ mutilation | an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part. |
| n. (event) | 3. combat injury, injury, wound | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. |
| ~ blighty wound | a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad. |
| ~ flesh wound | a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones. |
| ~ personnel casualty, loss | military personnel lost by death or capture. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 4. injury | an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage. |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ disservice, ill service, ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly.; "he did them a disservice" |
| ~ spoil, spoiling, spoilage | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" |
| n. (act) | 5. injury | wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted. |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ legal injury, wrong, damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right. |
| trouble | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. problem, trouble | a source of difficulty.; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" |
| ~ difficulty | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
| ~ pressure point | where problems or difficulties are likely to occur.; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit" |
| ~ can of worms | a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity. |
| ~ deep water | serious trouble. |
| ~ growing pains | problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages). |
| ~ hydra | trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution" |
| ~ matter | a problem.; "is anything the matter?" |
| n. (event) | 2. bother, fuss, hassle, trouble | an angry disturbance.; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" |
| ~ disturbance, perturbation | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption.; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" |
| n. (event) | 3. trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| ~ affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
| ~ convulsion | a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval. |
| ~ embarrassment | some event that causes someone to be embarrassed.; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" |
| ~ blaze, hell | a cause of difficulty and suffering.; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
| ~ onslaught | a sudden and severe onset of trouble. |
| ~ scandal, outrage | a disgraceful event. |
| ~ interference, noise, disturbance | electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. |
| n. (act) | 4. difficulty, trouble | an effort that is inconvenient.; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| ~ the devil | something difficult or awkward to do or deal with.; "it will be the devil to solve" |
| ~ tsuris | (Yiddish) aggravating trouble.; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to" |
| n. (feeling) | 5. trouble, worry | a strong feeling of anxiety.; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| n. (state) | 6. trouble | an unwanted pregnancy.; "he got several girls in trouble" |
| ~ maternity, pregnancy, gestation | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus. |
| v. (emotion) | 7. disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
| ~ jolt | disturb (someone's) composure.; "The audience was jolted by the play" |
| ~ cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ distress | cause mental pain to.; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| v. (social) | 9. bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself | take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" |
| ~ strain, strive, reach | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| v. (body) | 10. ail, pain, trouble | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. |
| ~ hurt | give trouble or pain to.; "This exercise will hurt your back" |
| ~ recrudesce, break out, erupt | become raw or open.; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" |
| bother | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ get under one's skin, get | irritate.; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" |
| ~ eat into, rankle, grate, fret | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" |
| ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ peeve | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. |
| ~ ruffle | trouble or vex.; "ruffle somebody's composure" |
| ~ fret | cause annoyance in. |
| ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of.; "Don't antagonize your boss" |
| ~ displease | give displeasure to. |
| v. (motion) | 2. bother | intrude or enter uninvited.; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" |
| ~ intrude, irrupt | enter uninvited.; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. bother | make nervous or agitated.; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" |
| ~ charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
| ~ bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. bother | make confused or perplexed or puzzled. |
| ~ disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
| ~ bother | make nervous or agitated.; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" |
| harass | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ needle, goad | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism.; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ bedevil, dun, rag, crucify, frustrate, torment | treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
| ~ haze | harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions. |
| v. (competition) | 2. harass | exhaust by attacking repeatedly.; "harass the enemy" |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| hassle | | |
| n. (act) | 1. dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle | disorderly fighting. |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
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