figurative. A petty annoyance, a minor irritation.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [noun] > action of irritating > cause of irritation > one who or that which irritates > in minor way (4) pinprick1853 figurative. A petty annoyance, a minor irritation. niggle1865 The action of nagging or finding fault; pettiness; (also) irritation, annoyance. ankle-biter1872 A person regarded as relatively unimportant but nevertheless irritating or annoying. pinprod1893 †(a) a pinprick (obsolete); (b) a small probe or similar instrument (cf. prod, n.1 1a). |
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