[syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Botheration \Both`er*a"tion\, n.
The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of
trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
botheration
n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn:
irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "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" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration,
pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]