#negative_stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences
supertype: #stimulus__stimulation__stimulant__input any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
subtype: #bother__annoyance__nuisance__botheration__pain__pain_in_the_neck__pain_in_the_ass something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "a bit of a bother"
subtype: #irritant__thorn something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"
subtype: #plague.bother (informal) an annoyance; "those ants are a damn plague"
subtype: #aversive_stimulus any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it
subtype: #headache__concern__worry__vexation something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
subtype: #bugaboo a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
subtype: #onus__burden__load__encumbrance an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
subtype: #dead_weight.onus__deadweight an oppressive encumbrance
subtype: #fardel (archaic) a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
subtype: #imposition.onus an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"
subtype: #business.headache a rightful concern or responsibility; used in such phrases as "it's none of your business" or "mind your own business"
subtype: #grief__sorrow something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"
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