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 complaint included declarations from eight other women who also described the harassment and management’s response, and estimated that the class complaint would include least 182 women.

— Alexandra Olson, Fortune, 29 July 2026
The House’s post-#MeToo rule changes in 2018 clarified that members cannot pursue relationships with their own staff and created a new process for adjudicating harassment claims.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of harassment

Noun

Big brands, which are highly sensitive to public pressure, have become an easy target for frustration.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Early today, the Pisces Moon may stir private doubts or behind-the-scenes frustration as Venus highlights work and wellness .

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustration

Noun

Because for sports spread thin across multiple broadcasters, and fewer bars, the headache for fans is only getting sharper.

— Leo MacLehose, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026
Typhus symptoms develop one to two weeks after a person becomes infected, and can include fever, headache, body aches, chills, rash, nausea and vomiting.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of headache

Noun

Officers say the changes are aimed at addressing a recent rise in overnight disturbances while reassuring visitors and businesses that Old Sacramento remains a safe destination.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026
They are identified as brain activity accompanied with multisensory disturbances and sometimes don’t even cause the signature intense pain.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing was pulled out of the lineup shortly before the game started because of right arm irritation, with Eliezer Alfonzo taking over behind the plate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
While retinol on its own can be irritating, especially on sensitive skin, applying it as a moisturizer can help minimize irritation and soothe the skin—a genius product, IMO.

— Anna Traver, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of irritation

Noun

Some of the houses are abandoned and have become unsightly neighborhood nuisances.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
One of the taxes in Connecticut that has been decried by critics as a nuisance is the car tax, which is a property tax on the value of automobiles that can differ sharply from town to town.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of nuisance

Noun

If every capacity conversation gets treated as an annoyance, that's your answer about how the job will run from here.

— Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
These annoyances just barely prevent Hinge from dethroning our Editors' Choice winners for dating apps, Match and Tinder.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of annoyance

Noun

The implosion of Platner’s candidacy—first bit by bit and then all at once—has Democrats nationwide throwing up their hands in exasperation.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
At a certain point, the admiration for Paraguay’s underdog defiance and spoiling strategy gave way to exasperation.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of exasperation

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