fleabites
Minor itchy welts
Fleabites are the small, itchy welts left by fleas—minor irritations that heal quickly.
The word extends figuratively to trivial annoyances or negligible costs: The fine was a fleabite compared to their profits.
Something dismissed as fleabites is too small to matter much.
Provoking scratching urges
- inflamedProvoked or medically irritated
- scratchyRough and irritating
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- pricklySpiny or irritable
burning · redness · bumps · swelling · welts · hives · scratching · discomfort
Biting insect parasites
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
pests · parasites · insects · repellent · insecticide · exterminator · fumigation · prevention
Lacking significance or weight
- pettyOf little importance
- negligibleToo small to consider
- triflingOf no real importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
minor · paltry · nominal · minuscule · insubstantial · pittance · token · marginal
Continuing despite difficulty
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
relentless · continual · repeated · ongoing · chronic · unrelenting · cumulative · wearing
itchy
Provoking scratching urges
prickly · burning · redness · bumps · swelling · welts · hives · scratching · discomfort · irritation
fleas
Biting insect parasites
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
mosquitoes · pests · parasites · insects · repellent · insecticide · exterminator · fumigation · prevention · pet
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- pettyOf little importance
- negligibleToo small to consider
- triflingOf no real importance
inconsequential · minor · paltry · nominal · minuscule · insubstantial · pittance · token · marginal · slight
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
constant · relentless · continual · repeated · ongoing · chronic · unrelenting · cumulative · wearing · niggling
fleabitescatastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
disaster · fortune · king's ransom · mortal wound · major trauma