as in annoying
causing annoyance
a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can
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There’s a bit more engine noise than ideal under acceleration, but not enough to be bothersome.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
Camouflage with makeup: Concealers and foundations can help cover up hyperpigmentation and boost self-confidence when visible hyperpigmentation is bothersome.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Talk to your healthcare provider about your medical history and report any bothersome or serious side effects while taking Klonopin.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
The pain can often be bothersome and affect your mobility (ability to move with ease) throughout the day.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
Camouflage with makeup: Concealers and foundations can help cover up hyperpigmentation and boost self-confidence when visible hyperpigmentation is bothersome.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Talk to your healthcare provider about your medical history and report any bothersome or serious side effects while taking Klonopin.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
The pain can often be bothersome and affect your mobility (ability to move with ease) throughout the day.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
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All those annoying texts and calls should stop after today.Carl Weiser, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is expected on hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-ins as the brakes first must work through the regenerative motion, but this can become annoying with a traditional setup.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Competitors: Emerson Electric , RTX , 3M Weight in portfolio: 3.14% Most recent buy: April 10, 2024 Initiated: July 5, 2020 Honeywell has proven to be a frustrating holding.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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For Dennings, one of the most frustrating things is how little migraines are discussed.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 24 Oct. 2024
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And in one of its most irritating adaptation choices this season, TROP places Tom Bombadil under its light-or-shadow umbrella, too, reshaping J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved and enigmatic woodman character into little more than a Yoda knockoff sagely leading Gandalf in song and toward an obvious destiny.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Contact dermatitis is characterized by inflammatory skin symptoms that appear after touching an irritating substance or an allergen.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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The issue is complicated by the fact that those on X likely see Musk's posts with almost disturbing regularity.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bothersome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bothersome. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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