Dictionary

bothersome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɒðəsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• bŏʹthərsəm (General-American)
• /ˈbɔðəsəm/ (Australia)
• /ˈbɑðɚsəm/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From bother + -some.

Meanings

1. Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
   • bothersome detail
   • She found his questions increasingly bothersome.
   • The mosquito bites were bothersome.

Forms

Deriveds

unbothersome · nonbothersome · bothersomely · bothersomeness

Synonyms

troublesome · irritating · inconveniencing · annoying · perplexing

Translations (22)

pl kłopotliwy (causing bother or perplexity) · ja めんどくさい (causing bother or perplexity) · grc ὀχληρός (causing bother or perplexity) · it noioso (causing bother or perplexity) · mi whakatōwenewene (causing bother or perplexity) · es irritante (causing bother or perplexity) · es molestoso (causing bother or perplexity) · th น่ารำคาญ (causing bother or perplexity) · it fastidioso (causing bother or perplexity) · it seccante (causing bother or perplexity) · ru хлопотли́вый (causing bother or perplexity) · it irritante (causing bother or perplexity) · es hostigoso (causing bother or perplexity) · hy անհանգստացնող (causing bother or perplexity) · es enfadoso (causing bother or perplexity) · nb sjenerende (causing bother or perplexity) · es cargante (causing bother or perplexity) · sq shqetësues (causing bother or perplexity) · de verwirrend (causing bother or perplexity) · ga trioblóideach (causing bother or perplexity) · hy ձանձրալի (causing bother or perplexity) · hy տհաճ (causing bother or perplexity)