as in annoying
causing annoyance
a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can
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Recent Examples of bothersome
Hand-pull after rain to easily remove both the bothersome foliage and the root system.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Three other patients also reported bothersome issues after taking Paxlovid, including tingling and gastrointestinal discomfort.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Sharks captain Logan Couture did everything in his power to become a full-time NHL player again, spending countless hours rehabilitating his bothersome groin injury and visiting several specialists on the East and West Coasts to find a solution.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Unpleasant things become less bothersome, and fun activities get less fun.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Three other patients also reported bothersome issues after taking Paxlovid, including tingling and gastrointestinal discomfort.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Sharks captain Logan Couture did everything in his power to become a full-time NHL player again, spending countless hours rehabilitating his bothersome groin injury and visiting several specialists on the East and West Coasts to find a solution.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Unpleasant things become less bothersome, and fun activities get less fun.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bothersome
Adjective
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Something that’s annoying, inefficient, or consistently painful.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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The car inches along, slowly filling the air with the hope of a different future, carried on tiny — albeit annoying — wings.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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The delays were frustrating, made more complicated by hospitalizations and evaluations that didn’t always address the root of what Avery was experiencing.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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That said, diving into AI without a plan can be frustrating.—
Janet Lam,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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People will likely find this irritating and exasperating, but the friction created will be worth the outcome, consisting of hopefully preventing people from being lulled into thinking the AI is divine.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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If certain emulsifiers are especially gentle on the gut, the food industry could use them to replace the ones that might be more irritating.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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This is a disturbing statistic and speaks to an increase in the total number of people defacing themselves, but also a rise in the amount of ink per person.—
Scott Liftman,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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The board of the Regional Transportation Authority met Friday to discuss ways to respond to the cut, striking a note of optimism to counter the disturbing prediction for Tri-Rail’s future.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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“Bothersome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bothersome. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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