botheration

[ both-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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interjection
  1. (used as an exclamation indicating vexation or annoyance.)

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

Origin of botheration

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; bother + -ation

Words Nearby botheration

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How to use botheration in a sentence

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

    Seven Short Plays | Lady Gregory
  • "I suppose its botheration, for one thing," said Mrs. Brier.

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

    The Marriage of Elinor | Margaret Oliphant
  • Oh, botheration, Beth; I can't get the horrid thing right, and I'm not going to try.

    A Little Florida Lady | Dorothy C. Paine
  • Isn't it wickedness—botheration to you—but I wouldn't be losing my time talking to you!

    The O'Donoghue | Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for botheration

botheration

/ (ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃən) /


noun, interjectioninformal

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