Nettlesome — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing irritation or annoyance

easily irritated or annoyed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛɾəlsˌʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛtəlsˌʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛtəlsˌʌm/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɛɾəlsˌʌm/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fractious plaguey peevish testy tetchy teasing plaguy techy galling peckish irritating bothersome annoying pettish pestering pestiferous pesky vexatious cranky scratchy vexing irritable petulant

Parts of Speech

adjective	causing irritation or annoyance “tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”
adjective	easily irritated or annoyed “an incorrigibly fractious young man”

Word Forms

plague	noun	an annoyance
crank	noun	a bad-tempered person
crankiness	noun	a fussy and eccentric disposition
fractiousness	noun	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
irritability	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
peevishness	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
pettishness	noun	a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
petulance	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
testiness	noun	feeling easily irritated
tetchiness	noun	feeling easily irritated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nervig

Irritationen oder Ärger hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

ortie

provoquant une irritation ou une gêne

🇪🇸Spanish

irritante

causando irritación o molestia

🇮🇹Italian

ortica

provocando irritazione o fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

brandnetelachtig

waardoor irritatie of ergernis ontstaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritante

causando irritação ou aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

раздражающий

вызывая раздражение или раздражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिछुआ

जलन या झुंझलाहट पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নেটলসাম

জ্বালা বা বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொட்டால் எரிச்சலூட்டும்

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రేగుట

చికాకు లేదా చికాకు కలిగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडवणे

चिडचिड किंवा चीड आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખીજવવું

બળતરા અથવા હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಟಲ್ಸ್ಮ್

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊഴുൻ

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലോ ശല്യമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੈੱਟਲਜ਼ਮ

ਜਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھناؤنا

جلن یا جھنجھلاہٹ کا باعث بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人烦恼的

引起刺激或烦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

イラクサっぽい

イライラや不快感を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

쐐기풀

짜증이나 짜증을 유발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cây tầm ma

gây khó chịu hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ตำแย

ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคืองหรือรำคาญใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjelekkan

menyebabkan iritasi atau gangguan

🇲🇾Malay

kelakar

menyebabkan kerengsaan atau kegusaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

تسبب تهيج أو إزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

گزنه دار

باعث تحریک یا آزار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ısırgan

tahrişe veya rahatsızlığa neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

סרפד

גורם לגירוי או מטרד

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