bothersome

English

Etymology

From bother +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔðəsəm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒðəsəm/
• (General American) enPR: bŏʹthərsəm IPA^(key): /ˈbɑðɚsəm/
• Rhymes: -ɒðə(ɹ)səm
• Hyphenation: both‧er‧some

Adjective

bothersome (comparative more bothersome, superlative most bothersome)

1. Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.

   Synonyms: troublesome, annoying, inconveniencing, irritating, perplexing

Derived terms

• bothersomely
• bothersomeness
• nonbothersome
• unbothersome

Translations

causing bother or perplexity

• Albanian: shqetësues (sq)
• Armenian: ձանձրալի (hy) (janjrali), տհաճ (hy) (thač), անհանգստացնող (anhangstacʻnoġ)
• German: verwirrend (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ὀχληρός (okhlērós)

• Irish: trioblóideach
• Italian: irritante (it), seccante (it), noioso (it) m, fastidioso (it) m
• Japanese: めんどくさい (ja) (mendokusai)
• Maori: whakatōwenewene
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sjenerende

• Polish: kłopotliwy (pl) m
• Russian: хлопотли́вый (ru) (xlopotlívyj)
• Spanish: enfadoso (es), hostigoso (es), irritante (es), molestoso (es), cargante (es)