"pain in the neck" in German pain in the neck Ärgernis Nervensäge Detailed translations for "pain in the neck" pain in the neck 1. colloquial pain in the neck(also: nuisance, irritant, pain in the ass, irk) das Ärgernis{neuter} 2. figurative pain in the neck(also: nuisance, tease) die Nervensäge{feminine} A real pain in the neck from what I've heard! Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Scheint eine Nervensäge zu sein! English synonyms for "pain in the neck" pain in the neck {n} annoyance bother botheration infliction nuisance pain pain in the ass