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单词 thorn in your side
释义
(idiom) 
Definition
a source of irritation
You're a thorn in my side.
Synonyms
irritation
Don't allow a minor irritation to mar your ambitions.
nuisance
He can be a bit of a nuisance when he's drunk.
It's a real nuisance having to pick up the kids from school every day.
annoyance
To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
trouble
He's no trouble at all, but his brother is rude and selfish.
bother
Most men hate the bother of shaving.
torture
Prisoners were often tortured in ancient Rome.
plague (informal)
The traffic can be a real plague at times.
curse
She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism.
pest
My neighbour's a real pest.
torment
the torments of being a writer
hassle (informal)
I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle.
scourge
Vandalism is a scourge that is ruining our beautiful town.
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
irritant
He said the issue was not a major irritant.
bane
Spots can be the bane of a teenager.
See thorn

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affliction
Definition
something that causes physical or mental suffering
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
Synonyms
misfortune,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
disease,
pain,
distress,
grief,
misery,
plague (informal),
curse,
ordeal,
sickness,
torment,
hardship,
sorrow,
woe,
adversity,
calamity,
scourge,
tribulation,
wretchedness
in the sense of annoyance
To her annoyance the stranger did not go away.
Synonyms
irritation,
trouble,
anger,
bother,
grief (informal),
harassment,
disturbance,
hassle (informal),
nuisance,
provocation,
displeasure,
exasperation,
aggravation (informal),
vexation,
pique,
bedevilment
in the sense of bane
Definition
a person or thing that causes misery or distress
Spots can be the bane of a teenager.
Synonyms
plague (informal),
bête noire,
trial,
disaster,
evil,
ruin,
burden,
destruction,
despair,
misery,
curse,
pest,
torment,
woe,
nuisance,
downfall,
calamity,
scourge,
affliction

Nearby words of
thorn in your side

  • this minute
  • thorax
  • thorn
  • thorn in your side
  • thorny
  • thorough
  • thoroughbred

Synonyms of 'thorn in your side'

thorn in your side

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bother
Definition
a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
Most men hate the bother of shaving.
Synonyms
trouble,
problem,
worry,
difficulty,
strain,
grief (British, South Africa),
fuss,
pest,
irritation,
hassle (informal),
nuisance,
flurry,
uphill (South Africa),
inconvenience,
annoyance,
aggravation (informal),
vexation
in the sense of curse
Definition
something that causes great trouble or harm
She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism.
Synonyms
affliction,
evil,
plague (informal),
scourge,
cross,
trouble,
disaster,
burden,
ordeal,
torment,
hardship,
misfortune,
calamity,
tribulation,
bane,
vexation
in the sense of hassle
Definition
a great deal of trouble
I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle.
Synonyms
trouble,
problem,
difficulty,
upset,
bother,
grief (informal),
trial,
struggle,
uphill (South Africa),
inconvenience
in the sense of irritant
Definition
something that annoys or irritates
He said the issue was not a major irritant.
Synonyms
irritation,
nuisance,
annoyance,
pain (informal),
drag (informal),
tease,
pest,
provocation,
gall,
goad,
aggravation (informal),
pain in the neck (informal),
pain in the arse (taboo, slang),
thorn in your flesh
in the sense of nuisance
Definition
a person or thing that causes annoyance or bother
He can be a bit of a nuisance when he's drunk.It's a real nuisance having to pick up the kids from school every day.
Synonyms
trouble,
problem,
trial,
bore,
drag (informal),
bother,
plague (informal),
pest,
irritation,
hassle (informal),
inconvenience,
annoyance,
pain (informal),
pain in the neck (informal),
pain in the arse (taboo, slang),
pain in the backside (informal),
pain in the butt (informal),
gall
in the sense of pest
Definition
an annoying person or thing
My neighbour's a real pest.
Synonyms
nuisance,
bore,
trial,
pain (informal),
drag (informal),
bother,
irritation,
gall,
annoyance,
bane,
pain in the neck (informal),
pain in the arse (taboo, slang),
vexation,
thorn in your flesh
in the sense of plague
Definition
a nuisance
The traffic can be a real plague at times.
Synonyms
nuisance,
problem,
pain (informal),
bother,
pest,
hassle (informal),
annoyance,
irritant,
aggravation (informal),
vexation,
thorn in your flesh
in the sense of scourge
Definition
a person who or thing that causes affliction or suffering
Vandalism is a scourge that is ruining our beautiful town.
Synonyms
affliction,
plague (informal),
curse,
terror,
pest,
torment,
misfortune,
visitation,
bane,
infliction
in the sense of torment
Definition
physical or mental pain
the torments of being a writer
Synonyms
trouble,
worry,
bother,
plague (informal),
irritation,
hassle (informal),
nuisance,
annoyance,
bane,
pain in the neck (informal)
in the sense of torture
Definition
to cause (someone) extreme physical pain, esp. to extract information, etc.
Prisoners were often tortured in ancient Rome.
Synonyms
torment,
abuse,
persecute,
afflict,
martyr,
scourge,
molest,
crucify,
mistreat,
ill-treat,
maltreat,
put on the rack

Additional synonyms

in the sense of trouble
He's no trouble at all, but his brother is rude and selfish.
Synonyms
problem,
bother,
concern,
pest,
irritation,
hassle (informal),
nuisance,
inconvenience,
irritant,
cause of annoyance
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