困扰 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
• cringe verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
• embarrass verb To make someone feel awkward, ashamed, or self-conscious, often in front of others.
• gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.

Senses

困扰 is used for these senses in English:

• bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• cringe (intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
• embarrass (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
• gall (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
• in the way (idiomatic) Obstructing, blocking, or hindering.

bother — full definition

1. verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
2. verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
3. noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
4. intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.

cringe — full definition

1. verb To flinch or shrink back in embarrassment, disgust, or fear.
2. noun Something embarrassing to watch or witness, especially online.
3. adj Embarrassingly awkward or uncool (informal).

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