disagreeable
adverse criticism
aggravating
animadversion
annoying
aspersion
bad notices
bad press
blandishment
bothering
bothersome
buttonholing
cajolement
cajolery
cajoling
captiousness
carping
cavil
caviling
censoriousness
coaxing
criticism
demanding
disturbing
dunning
exasperating
exception
faultfinding
flak
galling
hairsplitting
harassing
hit
home thrust
hostile criticism
hypercriticalness
hypercriticism
importunate
importunateness
importune
importunity
imputation
insistent
irking
irksome
irritating
knock
nagging
niggle
niggling
nit
festering
sequestering