botheration C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˌbɑðəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... annoyancenuisancetroublevexationirritationbotherhassle Word family Related forms botherbothersome Etymology AI details From bother + -ation. Bother (18th century) is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Anglo-Irish, possibly related to Irish bodhar ('deaf, bothered') or pother. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown