molestia

Definitions of molestia
  1. noun
    the act of troubling or annoying someone
    synonyms: agrazón, atufamiento, atufo, broma, carlanca, contrariedad, disgusto, enfado, enojo, fastidio, grima, incomodidad, vejación
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    type of:
    maltrato
    the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
  2. noun
    the quality of an embarrassing situation
    synonyms: dificultad, incomodidad, inconveniencia
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    type of:
    desventaja
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  3. noun
    something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
    synonyms: joroba, macanazo, molienda, puñeta
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    types:
    espina, irritación
    something that causes irritation and annoyance
    type of:
    estímulo negativo
    a stimulus with undesirable consequences
  4. noun
    an angry disturbance
    synonyms: caramillo, disgusto, enfado, follón, jaleo, joda, lío, mosqueo, problema, problemas, show
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    type of:
    perturbación, turbación
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
  5. noun
    an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
    synonyms: incomodidad
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    type of:
    mal, martirio, suplicio, torcedor, tormento, tortura
    feelings of mental or physical pain
  6. noun
    a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
    synonyms: incomodidad, sensibilidad
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    types:
    desgaste, escaldadura, excoriación, rozamiento
    soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
    irritación
    soreness and warmth caused by friction
    type of:
    dolor
    a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  7. noun
    an unhappy and worried mental state
    synonyms: alteración, perturbación, trastorno, turbación
  8. noun
    the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
    synonyms: agrazón, atufamiento, atufo, carlanca, contrariedad, disgusto, enfado, enojo, fastidio, grima, incomodidad, vejación
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    types:
    enfado, enojo
    a state of irritation or annoyance
    nerviosidad
    a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
    type of:
    estado mental, estado psicológico
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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