Botheration
intj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation. dated, humorous, often, uncountable
"1803, William Blake, Letter to his brother James Blake dated 30 January, 1803, in The Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1970, p. 696, I write in great haste & with a head full of botheration about various projected works …"
- 2 something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness wordnet
- 3 An act of bothering or annoying. countable, dated, humorous, often
- 4 the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed wordnet
- 5 A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc. countable, dated, humorous, often
"[...] 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."
- 1 A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother! dated, humorous, often
""Botheration ! Who cares ? Why don't you ask if [our ancestors] carried pocket-books ?""
Example
More examples""Botheration ! Who cares ? Why don't you ask if [our ancestors] carried pocket-books ?""
Etymology
From bother + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process, or its result).
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