botheration

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botheration

/ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩/ UK
/ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From bother + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process, or its result).

interjection

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

noun botherations

dated, humorous, often, uncountable The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation. 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 …
Similar: irritation, annoyance, bother, exasperation, frustration, vexation
countable, dated, humorous, often An act of bothering or annoying.
countable, dated, humorous, often 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.
Similar: nuisance

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@misc{botheration_2026,
  title = {botheration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/botheration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}