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bothersome

[ both-er-suhm ]

/ ˈbɒð ər səm /

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adjective

causing annoyance or worry; troublesome.

Origin of bothersome

First recorded in 1825–35; bother + -some¹

SYNONYMS FOR bothersome

annoying, irritating, irksome, vexing, vexatious, galling.

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Words nearby bothersome

botham, bothe, bother, bother, bothered, botheration, bothersome, bothnia, bothriocephalus, bothwell, bothy, bothy ballad

Example sentences from the Web for 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 |DAILY BEAST
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 |DAILY BEAST
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 |DAILY BEAST
Think in terms of my bothersome tumor, now taking part in research.

Six Things I Learned From Breast Cancer |Judy Pearson |October 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

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 |DAILY BEAST
But I fear this bothersome Sabbath and its motionless cars may play us a trick.

Notes of a Son and Brother |Henry James
Most of them are heartily content to "rough it," ignoring Nature's fineness as bothersome or unmanly.

My First Summer in the Sierra |John Muir
Moreover, it would be bothersome to handle when it arrived at the spinning mills.

Carl and the Cotton Gin |Sara Ware Bassett
She overcame this difficulty by pinning up the bothersome sleeves.

A Little Florida Lady |Dorothy C. Paine
It could be operated by power taken from the axle, though the slipping of the wheels would be bothersome.

Learn to Invent, First Steps for Beginners Young and Old |S. E. Clark

British Dictionary definitions for bothersome

bothersome

/ (ˈbɒðəsəm) /

adjective

causing bother; troublesome