Sekirov Dictionary

botheration

UK /ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩/US /ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun 3
exclamation 1
forms 1

noun3

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(humorous, old-fashioned) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
- I write in great haste & with a head full of botheration about various projected works … — 1803
(humorous, old-fashioned) An act of bothering or annoying.
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(humorous, old-fashioned) A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
- [...] the by-products and botherations that go with pleasures make it hardly worth it. Sex is supposedly life's greatest pleasure and look what it gives you. — 1954

exclamation1

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(humorous, old-fashioned) A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
- "Botheration ! Who cares ? Why don't you ask if [our ancestors] carried pocket-books ?" — 1891

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