Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botheration

/ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: bo-ther-a-tion
IPA: /ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!

Dated; Humorous

noun

The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.

Dated; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

An act of bothering or annoying.

Countable; Dated; Humorous

noun

A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.

Countable; Dated; Humorous

Example Sentences

""Botheration ! Who cares ? Why don't you ask if [our ancestors] carried pocket-books ?""
"Botheration! How she had crumpled her skirt, kneeling in that idiotic way."
""Blast and botheration!" exclaimed Digory. "What's gone wrong now? [...]""
"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 …"
"[...] I am determined to be peevish after my long day's botheration."
"At home he read too many papers. He was better off without his daily dose of world botheration, sham happenings, without newspaper phrases."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bother

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
British English: /ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

botherations (plural)

Synonyms

irritation annoyance bother exasperation frustration vexation nuisance pain infliction pain in the neck pain in the ass

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce botheration?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does botheration mean?: A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
Where does botheration come from?: From bother + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process, or its result).

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