botheration
- noun
- /ˌbɑːðəˈreɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
molestia
- The broken printer was a real botheration during the busiest week of the year.
Examples
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Replacing the old pipes turned into a major botheration for the home owners.
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The broken elevator was a significant botheration for the office workers on the top floor.
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For some people, minor delays are more than a botheration; they can ruin the whole day.
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What a botheration!
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That constant noise is such a botheration!
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Waiting for the bus in the pouring rain felt like a real botheration to her plans.
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Having to deal with the unexpected traffic jam was a major botheration during the morning commute.
Synonyms
418
3.0
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
109
9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
107
4.3
A thing that causes trouble or discomfort
62
3.6
A person or thing that annoys others and causes trouble
29
2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
21
3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
15
6.0
Something that causes discomfort or annoyance, like dust and some cleaners
11
4.1
A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble
1
8.1
A person or thing that makes people unhappy
1
6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
1
7.0
Something that keeps causing you trouble or worry
Something that annoys or worries you
Antonyms
How Troublesome
140
4.4
∞
1.2
29
2.1
- Archaic
62
3.6
107
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Botheration also comes from bother 'to annoy' plus -ation 'a state or result', and a helpful way to remember it is that it can name the thing or person that causes the annoyance as well as the annoyance itself, so a broken printer can be called a 'botheration'.