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View synonyms for botheration

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of botheration1

First recorded in 1790–1800; bother + -ation
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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