irritant
Example Sentences
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According to a readout of the meeting from Carney’s office, the Canadian and Chinese leaders pledged to renew their relationship, and work toward resolving trade irritants between the two economies.
Also an irritant for some locals: Most of the power will go to Tokyo.
One of the Arctic’s great tourist attractions is, for military planners, one of its great irritants: the northern lights.
West Germany, Japan and later South Korea all did the same, eventually running up surpluses that became longstanding irritants with the U.S.
It is an amalgam of microeconomic irritants that vary by individual, time and place.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.