English noun: botheration | |||
1. | botheration (state) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed | ||
Synonyms | annoyance, irritation, vexation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bummer, huff, impatience, miff, pinprick, restlessness, seeing red, snit | ||
2. | botheration (cognition) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | ||
Samples | Washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer. A bit of a bother. He's not a friend, he's an infliction. | ||
Synonyms | annoyance, bother, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck | ||
Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | irritant, nuisance, plague, thorn | ||