English noun: pain in the neck | |||
1. | pain in the neck (person) a bothersome annoying person | ||
Samples | That kid is a terrible pain. | ||
Synonyms | nuisance, pain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
2. | pain in the neck (cognition) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass | ||
Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | irritant, nuisance, plague, thorn | ||