noun
- The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo.
- synonyms: imposition
- An act causing pain or damage.
- Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
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