pain in the neck

Speech parts

1. pain in the neck - Noun

2. pain in the neck - Phrase

Meaning

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

a bothersome annoying person

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Synonyms

pain nuisance bother annoyance infliction pain in the ass problem plague trial difficulty trouble drag bore bind pest

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Antonyms

help buzz godsend advantage gain benefit

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Hypernyms

disagreeable person unpleasant person 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

that kid is a terrible pain Source: Internet

A: A know-it-all, that’s really a pain in the neck! Source: Internet

Of course, Harry ends up being right about Malfoy being a Death Eater in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, but he's quite a pain in the neck while he's trying to convince everyone else. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

pain in the neck

Close letter words and terms

pain in the esophagus when swallowing pain in the keister pain in the mouth when swallowing pain in the patootie pain in the rear pain in the salivary glands