pain in the neck, n.
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
<noun.cognition>
annoyance bother botheration infliction pain pain in the ass pain in the neck
sample sentences
"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"
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a bothersome annoying person
<noun.person>
nuisance pain pain in the neck
sample sentences
"that kid is a terrible pain"
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hypernym