molestia

See also: moléstia

Italian

Noun

molestia f (plural molestie) (chiefly in the plural)

1. annoyance, bother, trouble

   Synonyms: fastidio, seccatura, disturbo, noia, tormento

2. (by extension, law) harassment
3. (by extension) breakup (termination of a romantic relationship)

   Synonyms: scocciatura, rottura

Usage notes

• This is a false friend of English molestation.

Related terms

• molestare

Anagrams

• molestai
• semolati

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /moˈles.ti.a/, [mɔˈlɛs.t̪i.a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈles.ti.a/, [mɔˈlɛs.t̪i.a]

Noun

molestia f (genitive molestiae); first declension

1. trouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness
2. uneasiness, annoyance
3. molestation
4. vexation, disgust, dislike

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	molestia	molestiae
Genitive	molestiae	molestiārum
Dative	molestiae	molestiīs
Accusative	molestiam	molestiās
Ablative	molestiā	molestiīs
Vocative	molestia	molestiae

References

• molestia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• molestia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• molestia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• molestia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
    

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Spanish

Noun

molestia f (plural molestias)

1. trouble, nuisance, hassle, annoyance, bother, vexation, inconvenience, pain in the ass, pain in the butt, disturbance, burden, imposition, pestering
2. discomfort (health-related or bodily pain)

Related terms

• molestar
• molesto
• molestoso