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A person or thing that causes extreme fear

A person, especially a child, that causes trouble or annoyance

A phobia, usually irrational or obsessive

A cause of great distress or misfortune

A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution, conspiracy and perceived threat against the person, often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others

(narratology) A technique of having something occur suddenly to frighten the audience

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

A noisy and disorderly person

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Noun

Extreme fear

fear and trembling

apprehensiveness

butterflies in the stomach

screaming abdabs

screaming habdabs

disillusionment

dissatisfaction

pins and needles

faint-heartedness

faintheartedness

chickenheartedness

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

second thoughts

nervous tension

butterflies in one's stomach

lack of confidence

first-night nerves

living day to day

mid-life crisis

sense of foreboding

screaming meemies

ineffectiveness

nervous excitement

butterflies in your stomach

disconsolateness

lack of certainty

lack of conviction

Sturm und Drang

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“A victim of nuisance youths has described how he waits in terror for what they will do next.”

Noun

A person or thing that causes extreme fear

psychological block

“At nineteen, Jeremiah McAuley was a thief and the terror of the New York waterfront.”

Noun

A person, especially a child, that causes trouble or annoyance

enfant terrible

mischievous person

disruptive child

badly behaved child

good-for-nothing

unprincipled person

nasty piece of work

snake in the grass

devil incarnate

practical joker

unpleasant person

despicable person

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Noun

A phobia, usually irrational or obsessive

irrational fear

bee in one's bonnet

overwhelming anxiety about

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

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Noun

A cause of great distress or misfortune

thorn in your flesh

thorn in your side

trials and tribulations

blot on the landscape

fatal attraction

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Noun

A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution, conspiracy and perceived threat against the person, often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others

persecution complex

stranger danger

Noun

(narratology) A technique of having something occur suddenly to frighten the audience

startle reflex trigger

startle response trigger

cheap scare tactic

cheap shock tactic

internet screamer

Noun

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

source of annoyance

source of irritation

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

thorn in your flesh

thorn in one's side

source of vexation

bane of one's life

thorn in one's flesh

troublesomeness

burr under someone's saddle

unfortunateness

burr in someone's saddle

stroke of bad luck

thorn in someone's side

thorn in someone's flesh

thorn in the flesh

source of aggravation

source of difficulty

incommodiousness

source of trouble

blot on the landscape

source of disruption

self-punishment

self-flagellation

cause for concern

cause of annoyance

trials and tribulations

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

lack of comfort

pain in the behind

reverse of fortune

inopportuneness

thorn in your side

pressurization^US

a thorn in someone's flesh

a thorn in someone's side

pressurisation^UK

tiresome person

boring situation

negative aspect

stumbling block

fatal attraction

frightful spectacle

grotesque sight

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

dissatisfaction

nervous tension

fly in the ointment

hustle and bustle

difficult situation

pressure of work

disillusionment

mind-numbing experience

pressure cooker

being rubbed up the wrong way

apprehensiveness

wounded feelings

teething trouble

sticky situation

complicated situation

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Noun

A noisy and disorderly person

member of the family

graffiti artist

professional killer

member of a criminal gang

member of the Mafia

juvenile delinquent

youthful offender

domineering person

good-for-nothing

dastardly person

nasty piece of work

snake in the grass

unprincipled person

reprehensible person

confidence trickster

wanted criminal

black marketeer

public enemy number one

knight of the road

smooth operator

confidence artist

person responsible

enfant terrible

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