bear

bear

noun

Definition of BEAR

1

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work <the upcoming kitchen renovation sounds like a real bear>

Synonyms bear, beast, headache, job, killer, labor

Related Words drudgery, grind, heavy lifting, lucubration; effort, strain, sweat; burden, load, weight; bother, nuisance, trouble

Near Antonyms breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, kid stuff, setup, snap

2

an irritable and complaining person <you've been a real bear lately—are you having a bad week?>

Synonyms bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner

Related Words hunks; malcontent, sorehead; grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport; defeatist, pessimist; faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner; crock [slang], hypochondriac

Near Antonyms optimist, Pollyanna; happy camper