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kiusa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • annoyance noun A feeling of mild irritation, or the thing that causes it.
  • bugbear noun A problem that keeps coming back and causes trouble.
  • inconvenience noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
  • mischief noun Playful behavior that causes minor trouble or annoyance, without real malice.
  • nuisance noun A minor annoyance or source of inconvenience.
  • peeve noun A small thing that annoys or irritates you.

Senses

kiusa is used for these senses in English:

  • annoyance (countable) That which annoys.
  • annoyance (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • annoyance (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.
  • bugbear An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.
  • inconvenience Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.
  • mischief (uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
  • nuisance A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
  • peeve (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

bugbear — full definition

  1. noun A problem that keeps coming back and causes trouble.
  2. noun Something that causes fear, annoyance or lasting resentment.
  3. noun An imaginary monster, usually pictured as a large goblin, used to frighten children.
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