botheration
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/ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩/
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/ˌbɒðəˈɹeɪʃn̩/ · /ˌbɑðəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
Definition of botheration
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
intj
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(dated, humorous, often)A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
“"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? [...]"”
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intj
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(dated, humorous, often)A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
“"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? [...]"”
noun
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(dated, humorous, often, uncountable)The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation.
“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.”
- (countable, dated, humorous, often)An act of bothering or annoying.
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(countable, dated, humorous, often)A person or thing that causes bother, inconvenience, trouble, etc.
“[...] the by-products and botherations that go with pleasures make it hardly worth it. Sex is supposedly life's greatest pleasure and look what it gives you.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From bother + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process, or its result).
Words you can make from botheration
200+ playable · top: ANORTHITE (12 pts)
Best play anorthite 12 points8-letter words
11 words7-letter words
37 words- BETHORN 12 pts
- BETROTH 12 pts
- BOTHRIA 12 pts
- THEORBO 12 pts
- ANOTHER 10 pts
- HAIRNET 10 pts
- HOOTIER 10 pts
- HORNITO 10 pts
- INEARTH 10 pts
- THERIAN 10 pts
- THORITE 10 pts
- ABETTOR 9 pts
- BARONET 9 pts
- BATTIER 9 pts
- BIOTRON 9 pts
- BIRETTA 9 pts
- BITRATE 9 pts
- BITTERN 9 pts
- BONIATO 9 pts
- BORNITE 9 pts
- BORONIA 9 pts
- EOBIONT 9 pts
- NIOBATE 9 pts
- REBOANT 9 pts
- TABORET 9 pts
- TABORIN 9 pts
- ARNOTTO 7 pts
- INTREAT 7 pts
- ITERANT 7 pts
- NATTIER 7 pts
- NITRATE 7 pts
- NOTATOR 7 pts
- ORATION 7 pts
- RATTOON 7 pts
- TERTIAN 7 pts
- TORTONI 7 pts
- TRITONE 7 pts
6-letter words
84 words- BATHER 11 pts
- BERTHA 11 pts
- BOTHER 11 pts
- BOTHIE 11 pts
- BREATH 11 pts
- HENBIT 11 pts
- ANTHER 9 pts
- ANTHRO 9 pts
- ETHION 9 pts
- HATTER 9 pts
- HERIOT 9 pts
- HERNIA 9 pts
- HEROIN 9 pts
- HINTER 9 pts
- HITTER 9 pts
- HOOTER 9 pts
- HORNET 9 pts
- HOTTER 9 pts
- HOTTIE 9 pts
- NOTHER 9 pts
- THENAR 9 pts
- THETRI 9 pts
- THORIA 9 pts
- THORON 9 pts
- THREAT 9 pts
- THROAT 9 pts
- THRONE 9 pts
- TITHER 9 pts
- TOROTH 9 pts
- TOTHER 9 pts
- BAITER 8 pts
- BANTER 8 pts
- BARITE 8 pts
- BATTEN 8 pts
- BATTER 8 pts
- BETTOR 8 pts
- BINATE 8 pts
- BITTEN 8 pts
- BITTER 8 pts
- BOATER 8 pts
- BONIER 8 pts
- BONITA 8 pts
- BONITO 8 pts
- BOONER 8 pts
- BOOTIE 8 pts
- BORANE 8 pts
- BORATE 8 pts
- BOTNET 8 pts
- NOOBIE 8 pts
- OBENTO 8 pts
- OBTAIN 8 pts
- REBAIT 8 pts
- REBATO 8 pts
- REBOOT 8 pts
- TERBIA 8 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- ATTORN 6 pts
- ENROOT 6 pts
- INTORT 6 pts
- NATTER 6 pts
- NORITE 6 pts
- NOTATE 6 pts
- OATIER 6 pts
- ORIENT 6 pts
- ORNATE 6 pts
- RATINE 6 pts
- RATION 6 pts
- RATITE 6 pts
- RATOON 6 pts
- RATTEN 6 pts
- RATTON 6 pts
- RETAIN 6 pts
- RETINA 6 pts
- RETINT 6 pts
- ROTATE 6 pts
- ROTTEN 6 pts
- TINTER 6 pts
- TONIER 6 pts
- TOONIE 6 pts
- TOOTER 6 pts
- TORTEN 6 pts
- TRITON 6 pts
5-letter words
67 words- ABHOR 10 pts
- BAITH 10 pts
- BATHE 10 pts
- BERTH 10 pts
- BHOOT 10 pts
- BIRTH 10 pts
- BOHEA 10 pts
- BOOTH 10 pts
- BRITH 10 pts
- BROTH 10 pts
- HABIT 10 pts
- OBEAH 10 pts
- AIRTH 8 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- HAINT 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- HONOR 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- NORTH 8 pts
- ORTHO 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- ABOON 7 pts
- ABORT 7 pts
- BAIRN 7 pts
- BARON 7 pts
- BATON 7 pts
- BEANO 7 pts
- BENTO 7 pts
- BETON 7 pts
- BETTA 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BIONT 7 pts
- BIOTA 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BOART 7 pts
- BOITE 7 pts
- BONER 7 pts
- BORNE 7 pts
- BORON 7 pts
- BRAIN 7 pts
- BRANT 7 pts
- BRENT 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- BRITT 7 pts
- ORBIT 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- OORIE 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
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