What is the meaning of pain in the neck?

A bothersome annoying person.
- usage: "that kid is a terrible pain"
- synonyms: pain, nuisance
Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.
- usage: "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
- synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the ass

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APA	WordNet. (2010). pain in the neck. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pain_in_the_neck/definitions/1300050
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "pain in the neck" http://smartdefine.org/pain_in_the_neck/definitions/1300050 (accessed September 26, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, pain in the neck, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pain_in_the_neck/definitions/1300050>.
MLA	WordNet. "pain in the neck" 23 October 2010. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pain_in_the_neck/definitions/1300050>

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