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BOTHERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Example:
he's not a friend, he's an infliction
Synonyms:
annoyance; bother; botheration; infliction; pain; pain in the ass; pain in the neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("botheration" is a kind of...):
negative stimulus (a stimulus with undesirable consequences)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "botheration"):
nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)
irritant; thorn (something that causes irritation and annoyance)
plague (an annoyance)
Derivation:
bother (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
bother (make nervous or agitated)
bother (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
Synonyms:
annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("botheration" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "botheration"):
bummer (an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing)
huff; miff; seeing red (a state of irritation or annoyance)
pinprick (a minor annoyance)
impatience; restlessness (a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay)
snit (a state of agitated irritation)
Derivation:
bother (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
bother (make nervous or agitated)
bother (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to)
