botheration

2 definitions found

botheration - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Botheration \Both`er*a"tion\, n.
     The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of
     trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]

botheration - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  botheration
      n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn:
           irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration]
      2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
         unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
         dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
         an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration,
         pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]