bothersome

CEFRC1

/ˈbɔðəsəm/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Annoying or causing trouble.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Midges can be quite bothersome when you're outdoors near water.

  • Pigeons are very bothersome birds in cities.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Why are women such bothersome creatures?

  • She found his questions increasingly bothersome.

  • The mosquito bites were bothersome.

Synonyms

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The persistent noise from the construction site was extremely blank during our meeting.

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Origin

adjective

From bother + -some.