nagging
/'nægiɳ/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Persistently annoying or complaining: Describing someone who repeatedly criticizes, complains, or finds fault in a way that is irritating and difficult to ignore.
- Persistently troubling or painful: Describing a feeling, thought, or pain that is continuous and worrisome.
Usage
- The adjective "nagging" is used to describe a person's habitual behavior or a persistent, troublesome sensation.
- It typically carries a negative connotation of causing mild but ongoing irritation or anxiety.
Examples
- Describing a person's behavior:
- His nagging tone made everyone in the office uncomfortable.
- I try to avoid my nagging aunt because she always criticizes my life choices.
- Describing a feeling or doubt:
- She couldn't shake the nagging feeling that she had forgotten something important.
- A nagging pain in his knee kept him from running.
Advanced Usage
- "A nagging doubt/question": A persistent uncertainty or unresolved issue that troubles one's mind.
- Despite the evidence, a nagging doubt remained about the witness's testimony.
- "A nagging voice": Can refer to either an actual person's persistent complaints or an internal sense of conscience or worry.
- The nagging voice in the back of her mind told her to double-check the calculations.
Variants and Related Words
- Nag (verb): To annoy or irritate someone with persistent fault-finding or demands.
- He would nag his son about cleaning his room.
- Nag (noun): A person who nags.
- Don't be such a nag about the details.
- Nagger (noun): A person who nags (less common than "nag").
Synonyms
- Complaining: Expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance.
- Faultfinding: Tending to identify flaws or mistakes.
- Persistent: Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action.
- Irritating: Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.
Related Phrases
- Nagging worry: A concern that continuously bothers someone.
- The nagging worry about her finances kept her awake at night.
- Nagging suspicion: A lingering belief, typically of something wrong, that one cannot dismiss.
- He had a nagging suspicion that his friend was not telling the truth.
Adjective
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continually complaining or faultfinding
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a shrewish wife
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nagging parents
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