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bothersome [both-er-suhm] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for bothersome on Thesaurus.com adjective
- causing annoyance or worry; troublesome.
Origin of bothersome First recorded in 1825–35; bother + -some1 Synonyms for bothersome See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com annoying, irritating, irksome, vexing, vexatious, galling. Related Words for bothersome distressing, troublesome, disturbing, inconvenient, annoying, irritating, vexing, aggravating, remote, tiresome, vexatious, incommodious, exasperating, rebarbative Examples from the Web for bothersome Contemporary Examples of bothersome
It is such an irritating movie that it has had the effect of clarifying, once and for all, why Braff himself is bothersome.
Zach Braff’s Irritating Sense of Entitlement
Andrew Romano
July 18, 2014
Selfies, like people, are often bothersome, silly, and apparently redundant.
In Defense of the Selfie, Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year
James Poulos
November 20, 2013
Like people, selfies are often bothersome, silly, and apparently redundant.
In Defense of the Selfie, Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year
James Poulos
November 20, 2013
Think in terms of my bothersome tumor, now taking part in research.
Six Things I Learned From Breast Cancer
Judy Pearson
October 7, 2012
And I am not denying the fact that his womanizing, only too well known in Paris, is bothersome to many of us.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Supporters’ Paris Blues
Nina Sutton
May 18, 2011
Historical Examples of bothersome
“I am afraid it has been a bothersome business,” he said gently.
E. M. Forster
Steve did not take the trouble to ask himself these bothersome questions.
Lawrence J. Leslie
Insects and fungi are the most bothersome pests on most plantations.
William H. Ukers
It is that troublesome, bothersome, little verb be, which is so difficult to master.
Marian Wharton
The bothersome consciousness of her own unworthiness overwhelmed her.
Elsie Singmaster
British Dictionary definitions for bothersome bothersome adjective
- causing bother; troublesome
Word Origin and History for bothersome adj.