molestia

/moˈlestja/ · B1 · noun · f

fuss

🦟 From Latin moles, a heavy load; molest once meant to bother

Latin moles (a heavy mass) gave molestus, burdensome, then molestia, a weight on you. English molest first meant to annoy. Careful: in Spanish, molestia is harmless: perdone la molestia means sorry for the bother.

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