figurative (or in figurative context): Anything that causes pain, grief, or trouble; in various metaphors, similes, and proverbial expressions, as a…

Grief, sorrow; trouble, annoyance. Cf. later dree, n. Obsolete.

The state or condition of consciousness arising from mental or physical suffering (opposed to pleasure; cf. pleasure-pain n. at pleasure, n.…

A cause of trouble or annoyance; a trouble.

A cause of discomfort or distress; a trouble, an annoyance, a grievance. Obsolete.

a hair in one's neck: a cause of trouble or annoyance.

An instance of molesting or being molested; a trouble, an annoyance. Also concrete: a cause of annoyance. Now rare.

Incommodious quality, condition, or state of things; inconvenience, disadvantage, discomfort.

A cause of sadness; an annoyance, anxiety, or vexation. Usually in plural. Now rare (chiefly U.S.).

Embarrassment, inconvenience.

The state or condition of feeling annoyed; the feeling of being irritated, discomfited, or made a little angry by someone or something. Formerly…

A plague, pestilence; mischief, disaster; also figurative of a person, one who is a ‘pest’ or ‘plague’.

An inconvenience, incommodity.

figurative. A cause of trouble and grief, a grievance.

figurative and in extended use. A person or (less commonly) a thing whose presence is offensive, annoying, or troublesome (to someone); a nuisance.

Annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also something that causes worry. rare in plural.

In a general sense: A trouble, vexation, annoyance; misfortune, adversity; sometimes (under the influence of the verb) anything that thwarts or…

An annoying matter, affair, or thing. Obsolete.

figurative. Something that ‘frets’ or causes care or annoyance; a grief, annoyance.

figurative. Something that irritates or offends one.

That which causes trouble or inconvenience; a trouble. Obsolete.

An instance of this; something inflicted, as pain, punishment, etc., or in weaker sense, an annoyance, a nuisance, a ‘visitation’.

figurative. Something galling or exasperating; a state of mental soreness or irritation.

Unpleasantness; annoyance, discomfort. Obsolete.

In extended use. Something which causes constant, incessant, or overwhelming trouble or annoyance; (in weakened use) trouble, nuisance, difficulty.

An intentional injury inflicted on the feelings of another; esp. (in later use) a minor reproof or dig, a jibe. Now rare (chiefly Scottish and Iri…

As a count noun: an inconvenience; a trouble; an annoyance. rare after 17th cent.

That which causes strong dislike or repugnance; an annoyance, vexation. ? Obsolete.

Something which causes annoyance or irritation; an annoyance, a nuisance.

figurative and transferred. A bugbear (not a phantom).

figurative. A rebuke, an irritating remark; a source of annoyance. Cf. rub, n.1 6. Now English regional (Lancashire) and rare.

A source or cause of annoyance; a nuisance, burden, or inconvenience. Cf. nuisance, n. 2b. Obsolete.

in plural. Troubles; vexations.

A disturbing or annoying experience or encounter; annoyance, vexation. Now rare.

Trouble, vexation; bother, inconvenience; also, something that gives trouble. to take (the) fash: to take (the) trouble, to be at the pains.

In weakened use. A source of annoyance or irritation; an irksome situation or circumstance; trouble, annoyance.

Scottish. A cause or state of vexation or grief. Often modified by sair (cf. sore, adj.1 6).

Something that drags, or hangs heavily, so as to impede motion. figurative. A heavy obstruction to progress. Also, an annoyance, a bore; a dull…

An object or source of (esp. needless) fear or dread; an imaginary terror. Now esp.: a cause of annoyance, anxiety, or irritation; a pet hate.

An annoying or unpleasant thing or situation; a source of irritation; (also) a fit of anger or pique.

colloquial. An annoying or tiresome person or thing; a source of irritation; a nuisance. Also more fully pain in the neck (also arse, bum,etc.).

An annoying or trying experience, task, etc.; a great nuisance. Cf. bugger, n.1 4b.

A swindle; a nuisance. Also as int. (see quot. 1959).