泣なかせ

noun, used as a suffix

bane of; constant worry to; annoyance to

Attaches to nouns to mean 'something that causes great trouble or distress to (someone)'. Often used in set phrases like 親泣かせ (a trial to one's parents) or 医者泣かせ (a doctor's headache).

• この問もん題だいは先せん生せい泣なかせだ。

  This problem is a real headache for teachers.

• 彼かれは親おや泣なかせの息子むすこだった。

  He was a son who was a constant worry to his parents.