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Nagging

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WordDefinition
ill-naturedSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
shrewishBad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.

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WordDefinition
ill-naturedSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
shrewishBad-tempered; ill-natured; obstinate, as a shrew.
pesteringnounAn act or instance of annoying somebody.
harassingnounCharacterized by harassment; pestering, intimidating, besetting.
annoyingnounCausing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
harassmentnounPersistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
annoyedTroubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
troublesomeCausing trouble or anxiety.
irritatedExperiencing a feeling of irritation.
upsetverb(of a person, predicative only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy
troubledAnxious, worried, careworn.
troublingnoundistressing, worrying
alarmingCausing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
disturbingCausing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
disquietingnounCausing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy.
agonizingnounCausing physical or mental agony.
uncomfortableNot comfortable; causing discomfort.
grimnounDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
stalkingnounThe crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.
pressingnounNeeding urgent attention.

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