单词 | botherment |
释义 | bothermentn. A difficulty, a worry, a problem. Also as a mass noun: trouble, worry; fuss. Cf. bother n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty, trouble, or bother clondc1275 businessa1387 adoc1400 importunityc1475 fatigue1669 bother1761 botherment1821 picnic1896 palaver1899 hassle1959 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [noun] troublec1230 troublingc1340 troublancec1400 troublement1484 fretting1526 maceration1616 troubledness1631 heartburn1747 bother1761 embroil1799 worry1804 worrit1818 botherment1821 worriment1833 worriting1845 1821 J. F. Cooper Spy I. x. 161 I'm sure 'twould be a botherment to a living soul to lose so much money. 1833 Age 13 Jan. 13/2 The elaborate brain-spinning of Lady Blessington, as shown forth in the pages of Bulwerian botherment. 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 11/2 They had abundant botherments upon the road. 1922 Country Life Aug. 91/3 (advt.) Greenhouse building the way we do it, is..quite devoid of the usual botherments. 1939 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 9 Feb. 4/4 Mr. Roosevelt's heat and botherment about the inaccuracies of the press. 2002 K. Kristjansson Justifying Emotions i. 30 If my desire is satisfied, I feel content; if it is frustrated, I feel bothered; but the feelings of contentment or botherment can express themselves differently at different times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1821 |
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