Botheration

//ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩//

Synonyms for "botheration" (87 found)

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Noun(5 words)

annoyance bother irritation nuisance vexation

ado aggravation agitation annoyance bad news bore burst bustle chaos cloud commotion confusion daze

Strong matches (26)

devilment difficulty discomfiture discomposure disorder disorganization disorientation disturbance dogging downer drag embarrassment ferment fit flap flurry fluster flutter fog frenzy

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fuddle fuss harassment haze

Noun(2 words)

exasperation frustration

Related words (43)

headache hubbub hullabaloo irritation jumble maelstrom maze mess mist muddle perplexity persecution perturbation pest pester placid pother problem pucker restlessness

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ruffle scramble shuffle spasm spurt stew stir sweat swirl swivet tizzy to do trial trouble tumult upset vortex whirl worry

Noun(4 words)

infliction pain pain in the ass pain in the neck

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mental condition mental state negative stimulus psychological condition psychological state

Synonyms

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annoyance irritation

derived from

1 entries

bother

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

Guyanese Creole English

1 entries

botheration noun (person or thing that causes bother, etc.)

Sample sentences

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"Botheration ! Who cares ? Why don't you ask if [our ancestors] carried pocket-books ?"

Source: wiktionary

Botheration! How she had crumpled her skirt, kneeling in that idiotic way.

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"Blast and botheration!" exclaimed Digory. "What's gone wrong now? [...]"

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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 …

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