Search Result for "pain_in_the_neck":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a bothersome annoying person;
- Example: "that kid is a terrible pain"
[syn: pain, pain in the neck, nuisance]

2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
- Example: "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"
- Example: "a bit of a bother"
- Example: "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
[syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pain in the neck
    n 1: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
         [syn: pain, pain in the neck, nuisance]
    2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
       unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
       dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
       an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration,
       pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]