Synonyms of hair shirts

hair shirts

noun

plural of hair shirt

as in headaches

something that is a source of irritation

the constant need to cut costs was a hair shirt, but one that the theater company had to live with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headaches
• thorns
• frustrations
• worries
• nuisances
• problems
• irritants
• rubs
• ruffles
• inconveniences
• annoyances
• pests
• trials
• irks
• exasperations
• vexations
• offences
• bugbears
• peeves
• aggravations
• insults
• anxieties
• bothers
• botherations
• aggros
• annoyers
• hassles
• menaces
• curses
• burdens
• troubles
• discomforts
• predicaments
• pinpricks
• plagues
• offenders
• affronts
• pet peeves
• albatrosses
• upsets
• fleabites
• crosses
• plights
• offenses
• millstones
• tribulations
• sores
• disturbers
• pandora's boxes
• albatross
• mischiefs
• harassers
• afflictions
• hang-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasures
• joys
• delights