GADFLY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word gadfly. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| pest | nounn | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a persistently annoying person • any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||||||
| annoyer | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | ||||||
| bother | verbv | |||||
noun • an angry disturbance • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness verb • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to • intrude or enter uninvited • make nervous or agitated • make confused or perplexed or puzzled | ||||||
| irritant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance | ||||||
| nuisance | nounn | |||||
noun • (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | ||||||
| persecutor | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who torments | ||||||
| bloodsucker | nounn | |||||
noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | ||||||
| botfly | nounn | |||||
noun • stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals | ||||||
| horsefly | nounn | |||||
noun • winged fly parasitic on horses • large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | ||||||
| stout | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops • a garment size for a large or heavy person adjective satellite • dependable • euphemisms for `fat' • having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships | ||||||
| blighter | nounn | |||||
noun • a persistently annoying person • a boy or man | ||||||
| cuss | verbv | |||||
noun • a persistently annoying person • a boy or man • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger verb • utter obscenities or profanities | ||||||
| pesterer | nounn | |||||
noun • a persistently annoying person | ||||||
