botheration

[ both-uh-rey-shuhn ]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation indicating vexation or annoyance.)

noun

1. the act or state of bothering or the state of being bothered.

botheration

/ ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. another word for bother bother

Word History and Origins

Origin of botheration¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; bother + -ation

Example Sentences

Mrs. Delane: Then botheration to it, and I not dressed or undressed.

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"I suppose its botheration, for one thing," said Mrs. Brier.

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She'd come back to them again as soon as we were gone, and think what a botheration spared her!

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Oh, botheration, Beth; I can't get the horrid thing right, and I'm not going to try.

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Isn't it wickedness—botheration to you—but I wouldn't be losing my time talking to you!

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