pain in the ass

Noun

Meaning

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pain in the neck pain bother annoyance infliction botheration pain in the butt pain in the backside problem plague drag bore bind pest nuisance
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Antonyms

glee buzz rapture benefit entertainment treat
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Hypernyms

negative stimulus

Hyponyms

plague nuisance thorn irritant

Examples

washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer Source: Internet

a bit of a bother Source: Internet

he's not a friend, he's an infliction Source: Internet

And I hate that, because as much as I like YAML, I often prefer to use XML, and using XML in Ruby is a pain in the ass, so I generally end up using PHP instead. Source: Internet

Furthermore, some smart home products are genuinely a pain in the ass to replace—with hubs being decently high on that list. Source: Internet

I mean, one's a clear "No way," and the other one is, "Well, I think I can not embarrass myself with that or not be a pain in the ass on that set by trying to make it something that it clearly should be or wants to be." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pain in larynx pain in the amputated part place pain in the arse pain in the back pain in the backside pain in the bum