molestia

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin molestia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moˈlɛs.tja/ Rhymes: -ɛstja Hyphenation: mo‧lè‧stia === Noun === molestia f (plural molestie) (usually in the plural) annoyance, bother, trouble Synonyms: fastidio, seccatura, disturbo, noia, tormento (by extension, law) harassment (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 === mesilato, molestai, omelista, semolati, smielato == Latin == === Etymology === From molestus (“troublesome”) + -ia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɔˈɫɛs.ti.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [moˈlɛs.ti.a] === Noun === molestia f (genitive molestiae); first declension trouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness uneasiness, annoyance molestation vexation, disgust, dislike ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: molèstia Italian: molestia Portuguese: moléstia Spanish: molestia === 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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. == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin molestia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moˈlestja/ [moˈles.t̪ja] Rhymes: -estja Syllabification: mo‧les‧tia === Noun === molestia f (plural molestias) trouble, nuisance, inconvenience, bother perdona las molestias ― sorry for the inconvenience discomfort (health-related or bodily pain) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “molestia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025