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单词 botherment
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bothermentn.

Brit. /ˈbɒðəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈbɑðərmənt/
Forms: see bother v. and int. and -ment suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bother v., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < bother v. + -ment suffix.
A difficulty, a worry, a problem. Also as a mass noun: trouble, worry; fuss. Cf. bother n. 1a.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty, trouble, or bother
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [noun]
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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).
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