botherations

plural of botheration
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as in harassments
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for botherations
Noun
  • Three years ago, her practice made the decision to stop accepting UnitedHealthcare over a different set of reimbursement frustrations.
    Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While reality hit them all, one fan has decided to take their frustrations to the courtroom.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Delays in processing export permits for rare earths earlier this year caused major headaches for companies in Europe and Asia.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, Disley learned that Chewy was in the nurse's office frequently — sometimes three times a day — due to headaches and stomachaches.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Slower rotators, the researchers found, are more easily jolted into a wobble by impacts, while faster ones resist those disturbances, according to the statement.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The popular Bandai Namco childlike-horror franchise Little Nightmares is back and with more disturbances in tow.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • One of my long-standing annoyances with macOS was the lack of control over the menu bar.
    Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hydrocortisone Cream Bug bites, rashes, and random skin irritations can flare up fast while traveling.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • What buried subconscious irritations are bubbling to the surface?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Buds will fail to open properly, and some of the canes will have multitudes of thorns.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Since his introduction in Peacemaker’s first season, the sarcastic, Cheeto-devouring martial arts expert has been one of the sharpest thorns in the sides of the 11th Street Kids.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Presenting Linda with two open wounds—one in the ceiling, and one in her child’s flesh—the film suggests, with sly wit and bristling optimism, that the solutions to both problems might be one and the same.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While other people were asking about promotions, titles, and raises, Burns was taking on the problems nobody else wanted to solve.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Botherations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botherations. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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