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Definitions for bothersome
ˈbɒð ər səmboth·er·some

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective

    causing irritation or annoyance

    "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

Wiktionary

  1. bothersomeadjective

    Causing bother or perplexity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bothersomeadjective

    vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bothersome in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bothersome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of bothersome in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Reiner:

    What is bothersome to me about this is less about this worthless botanical but more about the sidelining of scientists and the elevation of these sketchy characters who have access to the President and can tell the President that' something's magic -- Peter Hotez should approve it.' It's incredibly disturbing to me.

  2. Amanda Bynes:

    It definitely isn't fun when people diagnose you with what they think you are, that was always really bothersome to me. If you deny anything and tell them what it actually is, they don't believe you. Truly, for me, [ my behavior ] was drug-induced, and whenever I got off of [ drugs ], I was always back to normal. I know that my behavior was so strange that people were just trying to grasp at straws for what was wrong.

  3. Gregory Marcus:

    So this provides some compelling evidence that experimenting with (going) off coffee might be worthwhile in those individuals who experience bothersome palpitations related to PVCs, there’s also evidence that in some people, more PVCs can lead to a weakening of the heart or heart failure.

  4. Diana Taurasi:

    Yeah, I’ve been battling this hip thing for a little bit so it’s just a little bothersome, it's fine.

  5. Kathleen Rockney:

    It doesn't move voters in our district, it is very bothersome to me.

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