Bothersome Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of BOTHERSOME is causing bother : vexing. How to use bothersome in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut bothersome adjective SaveWord both·​er·​some |\ˈbä-t͟hər-səm \ Definitionofbothersome :causingbother:vexing Synonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutbothersome Synonymsforbothersome Synonyms abrasive, aggravating, annoying, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (alsoplaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofbothersomeinaSentence abothersomehabitofdroppingtrashonthefloorrightnexttothegarbagecan RecentExamplesontheWeb Thesedubioushonorsarepinned,likebadgesofpride,atthevolume’sbeginningandend,and,forme,theimpositionofpatriotismismorebothersomethananydebatedfactualclaim. — LaurenMicheleJackson,TheNewYorker,8Dec.2021 Rebalancingonceeveryyearortwomakessenseformostpeople,Mr.Bernsteinsaid,sincedoingitmoreoftencanbebothersome. — AnneTergesen,WSJ,26Jan.2022 MorebothersomeweregovernmentbureaucratswhohadtheirownideasaboutwhatwasbestforMcCarthy,culminatingwiththeNationalParkServicewhenWrangell-St. — DavidJames,AnchorageDailyNews,15Jan.2022 Incontrast,Fraternali’sgalaxyisprettyisolated,withnosuchbothersomeneighbors,soitsdearthofdarkmattercan’tbeexplainedthatway. — RaminSkibba,Wired,7Jan.2022 Marketersknowthatcoldcallsandcoldemailshaveearnedareputationforbeingbothersomeandlessthanuseful. — ExpertPanel®,Forbes,22Oct.2021 ButformillionsofAmericanswithdryeye,thosebothersomesymptomsarearen'tjustsomethingthatcomeandgooccasionally—they'reaprettypermanentpartoflife. — JennyMccoy,Health.com,27Oct.2021 Eventhoughtheharassmentisbothersome,thewomandidn’twanttopursuecharges. — JohnBenson,cleveland,27Oct.2021 Atthatpoint,symptomsaremuchmorelikelytobecomeapparentorincreasinglybothersome. — BarbaraBrody,Health.com,13Sep.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'bothersome.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofbothersome 1817,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAboutbothersome Sharebothersome PosttheDefinitionofbothersometoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofbothersomeonTwitter TimeTravelerforbothersome Thefirstknownuseofbothersomewas in1817 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearbothersome botherment bothersome Bothidae SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforbothersome LastUpdated 19Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Bothersome.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bothersome.Accessed28Feb.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforbothersome bothersome adjective both·​er·​some |\ˈbä-t͟hər-səm \ KidsDefinitionofbothersome :annoying MorefromMerriam-Websteronbothersome Nglish:TranslationofbothersomeforSpanishSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY founder SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accomodate accommodate acommadate acommodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10latinphrases WordsoftheWeek-Feb.25 Fromtheweekending2/25/2022 On'Biweekly'and'Bimonthly' Sorry,notsorry AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople WastherereallyaMr.Shrapnel? Takethequiz NamethatColor! Canyoutellchartreusefromvermilion? Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz