1. (

• irritation ,
• annoyance ,
• vexation ,
• botheration

) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed ;

2. (

• annoyance ,
• bother ,
• botheration ,
• pain ,
• infliction ,
• pain_in_the_neck ,
• pain_in_the_ass

) 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" ;