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Term: irksome

Adjective: causing annoyance, frustration, or irritation

Sense: causing annoyance

Usage: The loud construction noise outside my window was very irksome.

Sample Sentence: The constant ringing of her phone became increasingly irksome to her concentration.

Sense: causing frustration

Usage: The complex math problem proved to be highly irksome for the students.

Sample Sentence: Trying to assemble the furniture without proper instructions was an irksome task.

Sense: causing irritation

Usage: Mosquito bites are quite irksome.

Sample Sentence: The persistent itch from the mosquito bite was incredibly irksome and hard to ignore.

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