{ "nuisance":{ "one who is obnoxiously annoying":{ "examples":[ "the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance , dropping in on us several times a day" ], "synonyms":[ "annoyance", "annoyer", "bother", "gadfly", "gnawer", "nudnik", "nudnick", "pain", "persecutor", "pest", "tease", "teaser" ], "near synonyms":[ "headache", "harrier", "heckler", "interrupter", "interruptor", "hassle", "plague", "harasser", "molester", "tormentor", "tormenter", "torturer" ], "near antonyms":[ "charmer", "smoothy", "smoothie", "comforter", "solacer", "soother" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is a source of irritation":{ "examples":[ "folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "fleabite", "pinprick", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble", "hang-up", "pet peeve", "problem", "annoyer", "disturber", "harasser", "mischief", "offender", "pandora's box" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }