botheration

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
informal annoyance or trouble; also used as a mild exclamation

Botheration! I have left my keys at the office again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · informal annoyance or... annoyance nuisance trouble vexation irritation bother hassle

Word family

Related forms bother bothersome

Etymology

From bother + -ation. Bother (18th century) is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Anglo-Irish, possibly related to Irish bodhar ('deaf, bothered') or pother.

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# botheration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. informal annoyance or trouble; also used as a mild exclamation

## Examples
- Botheration! I have left my keys at the office again.

## Synonyms
- annoyance
- nuisance
- trouble
- vexation
- irritation
- bother
- hassle

## Related Forms
- bother
- bothersome

## Etymology
From bother + -ation. Bother (18th century) is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Anglo-Irish, possibly related to Irish bodhar ('deaf, bothered') or pother.

## AI Etymology
Botheration comes from bother + -ation. Bother (18th century) is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Anglo-Irish, possibly related to Irish bodhar ('deaf, bothered') or pother. Morphologically, botheration is transparent: it draws on bother + -ation. Used as a noun and intj, botheration now means "informal annoyance or trouble; also used as a mild exclamation", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as bother and bothersome. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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