mŏlestĭa (noun F) : molestus
* Trouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness, uneasiness, annoyance, molestation, vexation, disgust, dislike, etc. (class.).
* Lit.
* In gen.: sine molestiā,Cato, R. R. 154; cf.: sine molestiā tuā,without trouble to yourself,Cic. Fam. 13, 23, 2: molestiam exhibere,to cause,id. ib. 12, 30, 1: habeo etiam illam molestiam, quod, etc.,id. ib. 16, 12, 5: fasces habent molestiam,produce, cause,id. Att. 8, 3, 6: ex pernicie rei publicae molestiam trahere,to feel troubled,id. Fam. 4, 3, 1: capere,to be vexed, annoyed,id. Sull. 1, 1: alicui aspergere,to give, occasion,id. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2: afferre,Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 9: demere,id. Ad. 5, 3, 33: molestiis se laxare,Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 3: navigandi,Suet. Calig. 23.
* Transf., concr., that which causes trouble, an annoyance: sermones ne et hic viris sint et domi molestiae,Plaut. Poen. prol. 35; of spots or blotches on the face: molestiae in facie,Plin. 28, 8, 28, § 109.

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