BOTHERATION

annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

(noun) 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”

irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration

(noun) the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

botheration (countable and uncountable, plural botherations)

The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble

Synonyms: perplexity, annoyance, vexation

Interjection

botheration!

An expression of annoyance.

Source: Wiktionary


Both`er*a"tion, n.

Definition: The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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