BOTHERATION Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

botheration

noun

ˌbä-t͟hə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of botheration

as in harassment

the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another if I'm to get any work done, this incessant botheration has to stop

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as in frustration

the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts my life at that point seemed destined to be one endless botheration

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as in headache

something that is a source of irritation I hope that during my visit my special dietary needs won't be a botheration

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Noun

The suspect, 35-year-old Jorden Perozo, is charged with battery and harassment based on religious or ethnic heritage.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
He has been charged with second-degree murder, harassment, domestic assault, and tampering with physical evidence, according to court documents.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of harassment

Noun

Acceptance moves you out of frustration and into a place of proactivity.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Troops in this area have sustained heavy casualties in battles with the regional Islamic State affiliate, and analysts and security sources say frustration with the government is mounting within frontline units.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustration

Noun

The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
On Thursday a tropical disturbance managed to overcome headwinds to become a tropical storm.

— Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

Another steered people to collagen creams for lifting, which included products for calming irritation and a cream formulated for reducing redness.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Hyaluronic acid can help combat potential irritation and dryness caused by retinol.

— Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritation

Noun

Earlier in August, A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to contribute $567 million to an abatement fund as part of a public nuisance case centering on child-safety allegations.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
In March, a New Mexico jury and judge fined Meta over $900 million after the state’s attorney general argued that its platforms created a public nuisance.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of nuisance

Noun

But administrative burdens are a technology of annoyance, degradation, discrimination, and needless extraction.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
That information sticks together, and companies use it to build a profile of you for marketing, selling, and general annoyance.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoyance

Noun

That in turn has prompted exasperation from some officials and Pacific-watchers at the prospect of another summit overshadowed by rivalry between non-member countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Zilisch’s exasperation reached a boiling point last week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of exasperation

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