4
aggravation(noun, trouble, bother, strain, difficulty)
4
annoyer(noun, bully, rascal, aggressor, tormentor)
4
botheration(noun, trouble, person, bother, strain)
4
bug(noun, person, bother, thing, informal)
4
bully(noun, person, aggressor, tormentor, oppressor)
4
evil(noun, adjective, stain, decay, calamity)
4
grievance
4
nudge(noun, trouble, person, bother, strain)
4
nudnik
4
persecutor(noun, bully, nuisance, rascal, aggressor)
4
pill(noun, person, bother, thing, burden)
4
worry(noun, verb, trouble, concern, strain)
3
badgerer(noun, person, bother, thing, annoyance)
3
besetment(noun, trouble, person, bother, thing)
3
bugbear(noun, irritation, gripe)
3
crashing bore(noun, expression, person, bother, thing)
3
hassle(noun, trouble, bother, blow, difficulty)
3
heckler
3
pain in the neck(noun, expression, idiom, trouble, person)
3
pester(verb, pain, irritation, annoyance)
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