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
  • Protests in Morocco and Madagascar, two disparate and distant African countries, highlight the younger generation’s frustrations over enduring years of poor governance.
    Greg Dixon, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Two days later, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr voiced his frustrations over Kimmel's comments and ABC temporarily pulled Kimmel from the air, while broadcasters Sinclair and Nexstar continued to preempt the show following its return on Sept 23.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And constant headaches coming from upstairs.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But that will not solve all their scheduling headaches.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Influence of geomagnetic disturbances on myocardial infarctions in women and men from Brazil.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Rasmussen said that after Article 4 was recently triggered due to aerial disturbances in Poland and Estonia, Denmark did not feel a need to do the same, Reuters reported.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of my long-standing annoyances with macOS was the lack of control over the menu bar.
    Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Minor annoyances suddenly widen into a chasm neither can cross.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • What buried subconscious irritations are bubbling to the surface?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure your bathroom is well-ventilated to factor out chemicals, and wear protective gloves to keep your skin safe from chemicals that can cause irritations.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 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
  • One was treated for minor injuries, likely from rose-bush thorns, Christensen said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Both the northern and southern branches of the reef have been battered lately by tropical storms and the encroachment of invasive coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, but heat stress driven by warming oceans is the primary cause, scientists told the BBC.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There are still problems on defense.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The path forward But whoever wins, securing the party leadership is just the first step – and a host of problems await.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Botherations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botherations. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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