botheration vs infliction

botheration and infliction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
botheration	Yes	No	No	No
infliction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, botheration and infliction are synonyms defined as:

botheration and infliction: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Other synonyms of botheration include annoyance, bother, nuisance, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.

botheration (noun)	infliction (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed	an act causing pain or damage
	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness