FLY IN THE OINTMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("fly in the ointment" is a kind of...):

inconvenience; troublesomeness; worriment (a difficulty that causes anxiety)

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