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noun
Something that causes irritation and annoyance.
synonym: thorn.
is a specific kind of: annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.
derivation: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.
Dutch: prikkelend
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