- irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration - the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
--1 is a kind of psychological state, mental state
--1 has particulars:bummer; huff, miff, seeing red; pinprick; restlessness, impatience; snit Derived forms: verb bother3, verb bother5, verb bother2 - 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"
--2 is a kind of negative stimulus
--2 has particulars: nuisance; irritant, thorn; plagueDerived forms: verb bother3, verb bother5, verb bother2