Bothersome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing irritation or annoyance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹvoʊˈiəɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌti/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹvoʊˈiəɹə/.

Examples

tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
found it galling to have to ask permission

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vexatious galling plaguey teasing irritating annoying plaguy vexing pestering nettlesome pestiferous pesky

Parts of Speech

adjective

causing irritation or annoyance

“tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”

Word Forms

plague

noun

an annoyance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lästig

Irritationen oder Ärger hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

ennuyeux

provoquant une irritation ou une gêne

🇪🇸Spanish

molesto

causando irritación o molestia

🇮🇹Italian

fastidioso

provocando irritazione o fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

hinderlijk

waardoor irritatie of ergernis ontstaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

incômodo

causando irritação ou aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

надоедливый

вызывая раздражение или раздражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेचैन

जलन या झुंझलाहट पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তিকর

জ্বালা বা বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொந்தரவு

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇబ్బందికరమైన

చికాకు లేదా చికాకు కలిగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रासदायक

चिडचिड किंवा चीड आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંટાળાજનક

બળતરા અથવા હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ರಾಸದಾಯಕ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലോ ശല്യമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ

ਜਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان کن

جلن یا جھنجھلاہٹ کا باعث بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

麻烦的

引起刺激或烦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

面倒な

イライラや不快感を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

귀찮은

짜증이나 짜증을 유발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó chịu

gây khó chịu hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารำคาญ

ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคืองหรือรำคาญใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyusahkan

menyebabkan iritasi atau gangguan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakainis

nagdudulot ng pangangati o inis

🇲🇾Malay

menyusahkan

menyebabkan kerengsaan atau kegusaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

تسبب تهيج أو إزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

مزاحم

باعث تحریک یا آزار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

can sıkıcı

tahrişe veya rahatsızlığa neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַטרִיד

גורם לגירוי או מטרד

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