naggingn.

Brit.

/ˈnaɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnæɡɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s knagging, 1800s– nagging.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < nag v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of complaining, scolding, etc., persistently; persistent fault-finding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > in minor way

pinpricking1706

nagging1855

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > action of complaining > petty or irritating

calleting1620

nagging1855

nag1866

natter1866

naggingness1898

noodging1960

1855 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship lix, in Sharpe's London Mag. July 184/1 A process termed, in the patois of..kitchens..‘nagging’.

1864 C. M. Yonge Trial I. vii. 127 His grumbling remarks..too often..were that sort of censure that is expressively called knagging.

1896 A. J. C. Hare Story of my Life I. ii. 167 Fits of naughtiness..caused by the incessant ‘nagging’ I received.

1949 P. Cudlipp in Observer 13 Nov. 6/3 Nagging is constructive criticism too frequently repeated.

1967 A. Djoleto Strange Man viii. 117 It was a clean and happy home. There was no inquisitiveness or nagging.

1998 Independent 19 Nov. ii. 10/4 Religious edicts, maternal naggings, and sneaking, self-imposed guiltinesses all get conflated into a single, new, confused morality structure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

naggingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnaɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnæɡɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < nag v. + -ing suffix².

1. Of a physical sensation, as pain, thirst, etc.: gnawing, causing persistent discomfort.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > aching

workingOE

warkingc1340

dull1725

nagging1836

dead1863

achy1864

1836 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. iv A person enduring a nagging tooth-ache.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Nagging-pain, a slight but constant pain, as the toothache.

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands vi. 67 He sighed frequently; his nagging thirst got at him again.

1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 55/2 (advt.) These poisons may start nagging backaches, rheumatic pains, [etc.].

1988 Which? Jan. 22/2 She still gets nagging pains in her arms.

2. That finds fault, complains, or scolds persistently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] > irritating

stinginga1250

provocativea1600

nettling1607

provokinga1643

provocating1651

urging1655

aggravating1685

irritating1707

piquing1794

enfevering1799

naggy1825

exasperative1837

raspish1854

exasperating1858

nagging1859

riling1860

provocatory1870

irritative1878

enraging1880

irritant1885

naggish1885

antagonizing1896

teasy1901

soddish1922

pissy1930

jerk1947

needling1958

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > in petty or irritating way

nagging1859

naggy1946

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. iii. xxiii. 168 The Scotch tunes are just like a scolding, nagging woman.

1869 Mrs. Heaton A. Dürer (1881) i. iii. 61 A nagging tongue in a woman is not of such rare occurrence.

1894 J. Knight D. Garrick xiv. 274 Her letters are..those of a jealous, conceited, nagging woman.

1948 V. Palmer Golconda vii. 51 Macy the Battler, they had called him at his last shearing-shed after he had tackled a nagging boss-of-the-board.

1969 Listener 24 July 125/1 The husband..is secretly studying for O-levels while the nagging women think he is out boozing.

1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae xix. 507 She is the Venus Barbata, my term for a nagging harridan.

3. That exists or is present persistently and obtrusively, so as to cause irritation, worry, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > annoying or vexatious

angeeOE

swinkfuleOE

plightlyOE

teenfulOE

contrariousc1320

drefa1325

troublinga1325

despitousa1340

thornya1340

discomfortablec1350

troublablec1374

noyousa1382

noyfulc1384

diseasy1387

angrya1393

painful1395

hackinga1400

annoying?c1400

annoyousc1400

cumbrousc1400

teenc1400

annoyfulc1405

sputousc1420

diseasefula1425

molest?a1425

noying?a1425

noisomea1450

grievingc1450

tedious?1454

troublous1463

noisantc1475

displeasant1481

strouble1488

nuisant1494

noyanta1500

irksome1513

sturting1513

molestious1524

vexatious1534

cumbersome1535

uncommodious1541

spiteful1548

vexing?1548

incommodious1551

molestous1555

diseasing1558

grating1563

pestilent1565

sturtsome1570

molestuousa1572

troublesome1573

murrain1575

discommodable1579

galling1583

spiny1586

unsupportable1586

troubleful1588

plaguey1594

distressingc1595

molestful1596

molesting1598

vexful1598

fretful1603

briery1604

bemadding1608

mortifying1611

tiry1611

distressfula1616

irking1629

angersome1649

disobliging1652

discomforting1654

incomfortable1655

incommode1672

ruffling1680

unconvenient1683

pestifying1716

trying1718

offending1726

bothering1765

pesky1775

weary1785

sturty1788

unaccommodating1790

tiresome1798

werriting1808

bothersome1817

plaguesome1828

pestilential1833

fretsome1834

languorous1834

pesty1834

pestersome1843

nettlesome1845

miserable1850

niggling1854

distempering1855

be-maddeninga1861

nattery1873

nagging1883

pestiferous1890

trouble-giving1893

maddening1896

molestive1905

nuisancy1906

balls-aching?1912

nuisance1922

nattering1949

noodgy1969

dickheaded1991

dickish1991

cockish1996

1883 Congregationalist Dec. 1036 A..disposition to a nagging criticism.

1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing iii. 41 They may place nagging obstacles in the way of its career.

1920 J. Taft in Proc. National Conf. Social Work 63 The problem child is such a costly, nagging, persistent proposition that..we are forced to bring intelligence to bear upon his case.

1953 R. Macaulay Let. 11 Aug. (1961) 106 I think nagging doubts..would always from time to time raise their heads and disturb.

1995 Byte May 260/1 Most readers long on computer experience must have had that nagging feeling that all is not right in computerland.

Derivatives

ˈnaggingness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > irritating quality

provocativeness1684

irritancy1834

provokingness1837

naggingness1898

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > action of complaining > petty or irritating

calleting1620

nagging1855

nag1866

natter1866

naggingness1898

noodging1960

1898 Daily News 9 Nov. 8/4 Your remarks..are not a whit too strong, as her naggingness is becoming unbearable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nagging
释义	naggingn. Brit. /ˈnaɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnæɡɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s knagging, 1800s– nagging. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < nag v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of complaining, scolding, etc., persistently; persistent fault-finding. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > in minor way pinpricking1706 nagging1855 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > action of complaining > petty or irritating calleting1620 nagging1855 nag1866 natter1866 naggingness1898 noodging1960 1855 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship lix, in Sharpe's London Mag. July 184/1 A process termed, in the patois of..kitchens..‘nagging’. 1864 C. M. Yonge Trial I. vii. 127 His grumbling remarks..too often..were that sort of censure that is expressively called knagging. 1896 A. J. C. Hare Story of my Life I. ii. 167 Fits of naughtiness..caused by the incessant ‘nagging’ I received. 1949 P. Cudlipp in Observer 13 Nov. 6/3 Nagging is constructive criticism too frequently repeated. 1967 A. Djoleto Strange Man viii. 117 It was a clean and happy home. There was no inquisitiveness or nagging. 1998 Independent 19 Nov. ii. 10/4 Religious edicts, maternal naggings, and sneaking, self-imposed guiltinesses all get conflated into a single, new, confused morality structure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). naggingadj. Brit. /ˈnaɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnæɡɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nag v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < nag v. + -ing suffix². 1. Of a physical sensation, as pain, thirst, etc.: gnawing, causing persistent discomfort. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > aching workingOE warkingc1340 dull1725 nagging1836 dead1863 achy1864 1836 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. iv A person enduring a nagging tooth-ache. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Nagging-pain, a slight but constant pain, as the toothache. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands vi. 67 He sighed frequently; his nagging thirst got at him again. 1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 55/2 (advt.) These poisons may start nagging backaches, rheumatic pains, [etc.]. 1988 Which? Jan. 22/2 She still gets nagging pains in her arms. 2. That finds fault, complains, or scolds persistently. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] > irritating stinginga1250 provocativea1600 nettling1607 provokinga1643 provocating1651 urging1655 aggravating1685 irritating1707 piquing1794 enfevering1799 naggy1825 exasperative1837 raspish1854 exasperating1858 nagging1859 riling1860 provocatory1870 irritative1878 enraging1880 irritant1885 naggish1885 antagonizing1896 teasy1901 soddish1922 pissy1930 jerk1947 needling1958 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining > in petty or irritating way nagging1859 naggy1946 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. iii. xxiii. 168 The Scotch tunes are just like a scolding, nagging woman. 1869 Mrs. Heaton A. Dürer (1881) i. iii. 61 A nagging tongue in a woman is not of such rare occurrence. 1894 J. Knight D. Garrick xiv. 274 Her letters are..those of a jealous, conceited, nagging woman. 1948 V. Palmer Golconda vii. 51 Macy the Battler, they had called him at his last shearing-shed after he had tackled a nagging boss-of-the-board. 1969 Listener 24 July 125/1 The husband..is secretly studying for O-levels while the nagging women think he is out boozing. 1990 C. Paglia Sexual Personae xix. 507 She is the Venus Barbata, my term for a nagging harridan. 3. That exists or is present persistently and obtrusively, so as to cause irritation, worry, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > annoying or vexatious angeeOE swinkfuleOE plightlyOE teenfulOE contrariousc1320 drefa1325 troublinga1325 despitousa1340 thornya1340 discomfortablec1350 troublablec1374 noyousa1382 noyfulc1384 diseasy1387 angrya1393 painful1395 hackinga1400 annoying?c1400 annoyousc1400 cumbrousc1400 teenc1400 annoyfulc1405 sputousc1420 diseasefula1425 molest?a1425 noying?a1425 noisomea1450 grievingc1450 tedious?1454 troublous1463 noisantc1475 displeasant1481 strouble1488 nuisant1494 noyanta1500 irksome1513 sturting1513 molestious1524 vexatious1534 cumbersome1535 uncommodious1541 spiteful1548 vexing?1548 incommodious1551 molestous1555 diseasing1558 grating1563 pestilent1565 sturtsome1570 molestuousa1572 troublesome1573 murrain1575 discommodable1579 galling1583 spiny1586 unsupportable1586 troubleful1588 plaguey1594 distressingc1595 molestful1596 molesting1598 vexful1598 fretful1603 briery1604 bemadding1608 mortifying1611 tiry1611 distressfula1616 irking1629 angersome1649 disobliging1652 discomforting1654 incomfortable1655 incommode1672 ruffling1680 unconvenient1683 pestifying1716 trying1718 offending1726 bothering1765 pesky1775 weary1785 sturty1788 unaccommodating1790 tiresome1798 werriting1808 bothersome1817 plaguesome1828 pestilential1833 fretsome1834 languorous1834 pesty1834 pestersome1843 nettlesome1845 miserable1850 niggling1854 distempering1855 be-maddeninga1861 nattery1873 nagging1883 pestiferous1890 trouble-giving1893 maddening1896 molestive1905 nuisancy1906 balls-aching?1912 nuisance1922 nattering1949 noodgy1969 dickheaded1991 dickish1991 cockish1996 1883 Congregationalist Dec. 1036 A..disposition to a nagging criticism. 1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing iii. 41 They may place nagging obstacles in the way of its career. 1920 J. Taft in Proc. National Conf. Social Work 63 The problem child is such a costly, nagging, persistent proposition that..we are forced to bring intelligence to bear upon his case. 1953 R. Macaulay Let. 11 Aug. (1961) 106 I think nagging doubts..would always from time to time raise their heads and disturb. 1995 Byte May 260/1 Most readers long on computer experience must have had that nagging feeling that all is not right in computerland. Derivatives ˈnaggingness n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > irritating quality provocativeness1684 irritancy1834 provokingness1837 naggingness1898 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > action of complaining > petty or irritating calleting1620 nagging1855 nag1866 natter1866 naggingness1898 noodging1960 1898 Daily News 9 Nov. 8/4 Your remarks..are not a whit too strong, as her naggingness is becoming unbearable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855adj.1836
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