Bothersomeness

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality of causing inconvenience or annoyance; the state of being troublesome or irritating; the characteristic of inducing discomfort or disturbance
2. A condition marked by the ability to provoke bother or displeasure; an attribute related to persistently causing trouble or nuisance; the essence of producing agitation or hassle
3. The trait of generating difficulty or vexation; a degree of irritation or disturbance associated with a person or situation; the nature of being persistently annoying or inconvenient

Etymology: "Bothersome" is an English adjective built from "bother" plus the suffix "-some," meaning "causing or tending toward" something, as in "troublesome" or "wearisome." "Bothersome" then takes the suffix "-ness," which turns an adjective into a noun naming a quality, so "bothersomeness" is simply the state or quality of being bothersome. The word is a plain English formation with no borrowed history: an existing adjective given a noun ending. Its meaning follows directly from its parts, so that the quality it names is the same as the one the adjective describes, whether applied to a person, a task, or a situation.

Synonyms: annoyance, irritation, nuisance, trouble, inconvenience

Antonyms: pleasure, comfort, delight, ease, enjoyment