| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficulty, problem |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, bane, bother, dilemma, frustration, hassle, hindrance, inconvenience, nuisance, pain in the neck, pest, predicament, quagmire, trouble, vexation, worry |
| Main Entry: | aggravation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | annoyance |
| Synonyms: | affliction, aggro, bother, botheration, difficulty, distress, exasperation, hang-up, headache, irksomeness, irritation, pain, pain in the neck, pet peeve, provocation, teasing, vexation, worry |
| Main Entry: | bad news |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trouble |
| Synonyms: | bind, bother, concern, danger, deep trouble, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits, disappointment, distress, grief, headache, hindrance, hot water, inconvenience, mess, misfortune, nuisance, pain, predicament, problem, struggle, torment, woe |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuisance |
| Synonyms: | bother, bromide, bummer, creep*, deadhead, downer, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck, pest, pill, soporific, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket, wimp*, yawn |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | charmer, exciter, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | bother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trouble, inconvenience |
| Synonyms: | ado, aggravation, annoyance, anxiety, bellyache, botheration, bustle, care, concern, difficulty, distress, drag*, exasperation, flurry, fuss, headache, irritant, irritation, molestation, nudge, nuisance, pain, pain in the neck, perplexity, pest, plague, pother, pressure, problem, strain, to-do, trial, trouble, vexation, worriment, worry |
| Antonyms: | aid, convenience, help |
| Main Entry: | can of worms |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complicated situation |
| Synonyms: | Gordian knot, Pandora's box, Pandora's box, complex problem, complexity, complication, difficult situation, difficulty, dog's breakfast, entanglement, hard nut to crack, headache, hornet's nest, hot water, hot water, mare's nest, mess, predicament, problem, quagmire, quandary, snafu, snake pit, snarl, trouble, troublesome problem, unpredictable situation |
| Main Entry: | distress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pain, agony |
| Synonyms: | ache, affliction, anguish, anxiety, bad news, blues, care, concern, cross, dejection, desolation, disappointment, discomfort, disquietude, dolor, embarrassment, grief, headache, heartache, heartbreak, irritation, malaise, misery, mortification, ordeal, pang, perplexity, sadness, shame, sorrow, stew, suffering, throe, torment, torture, trial, tribulation, trouble, twinge, unconsolability, unhappiness, vexation, visitation, woe, worriment, worry, wretchedness |
| Antonyms: | comfort, happiness, health, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | hangover |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result of heavy drinking |
| Synonyms: | DTs, aftereffect, big head, delirium tremens, drunkenness, headache, morning after, shakes, under the weather, willies, withdrawal |
| Antonyms: | sobriety |
| Main Entry: | misery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pain, mental or physical |
| Synonyms: | ache, agony, anguish, anvil chorus, bad news, blues, depression, desolation, despair, despondency, discomfort, distress, dolor, gloom, grief, hardship, headache, heartache, hurting, melancholy, pang, passion, sadness, sorrow, squalor, stitch, suffering, throe, torment, torture, twinge, unhappiness, woe, worriment, worry, wretchedness |
| Antonyms: | cheer, delight, fun, gladness, happiness, joy, pleasure |