botheration
/ˌbɒðəˈreɪʃn/noun
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परेशानी, झंझट
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[U] old-fashioned, informal
trouble; annoyance (also used as an exclamation of annoyance)
परेशानी, झंझट
- the botheration of filling forms
- After the botheration of repeated visits to the office, he finally got his certificate.
- What a botheration to stand in the queue for hours just for one stamp!
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- Botheration! I have left my umbrella on the bus again.
- Moving house means a lot of botheration with the paperwork.
Synonyms bother trouble nuisance hassle inconvenience
Opposite ease convenience comfort
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botheration (uncountable noun)
It names trouble or annoyance in general and has no plural. Use much, a lot of or no with it, not many.
यह सामान्य परेशानी या खीझ का नाम है और इसका plural नहीं बनता। इसके साथ much, a lot of या no आता है, many नहीं।
- Filling the same form three times was a lot of botheration.
- There is no botheration in booking tickets online.
botheration! (exclamation)
It is an old-fashioned, mild exclamation of irritation, like a milder form of damn. It is best used in speech or in light writing.
यह पुराने ढंग का हल्का विस्मयादिबोधक है जो खीझ दिखाता है। इसे बोलचाल या हल्के लेखन में ही प्रयोग करना ठीक रहता है।
- Botheration! I have left my keys at school.
What a botheration!
This pattern comments on something that is a nuisance. After what we use a before the noun, though the noun is uncountable in other uses.
यह pattern किसी झंझट पर टिप्पणी करता है। इसमें 'what' के बाद 'a' आता है, भले ही अन्य प्रयोगों में यह noun uncountable हो।
- What a botheration it is to queue for a simple certificate!
bother (verb) and botheration (noun)
The verb bother is followed by a to-infinitive or an -ing form; botheration is the noun for the trouble that bothering causes.
Verb 'bother' के बाद to-infinitive या -ing रूप आता है; 'botheration' उस परेशानी का noun है जो bother करने से होती है।
- He did not bother to check the timetable.
- I won't bother you with the details.
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adjective + botheration
greatunnecessaryconstantdailyendless
- Daily power cuts caused constant botheration for the shopkeepers.
verb + botheration
causeavoidsavefaceput up with
- Carry exact change to save yourself the botheration.
quantity + botheration
a lot ofmuchso muchnolittle
- There was so much botheration over the seat numbers.
botheration + preposition
ofaboutoverwithin
- The botheration of getting a duplicate marksheet is unbelievable.
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- Renewing the licence is a real botheration.
लाइसेंस का नवीनीकरण सचमुच एक झंझट है।
- Botheration! The train has just left the platform.
ओह! ट्रेन अभी-अभी प्लेटफ़ॉर्म से छूट गई।
- I did not want the botheration of a long argument.
मैं लंबी बहस का झंझट नहीं चाहता था।
- There is little botheration if you apply online.
ऑनलाइन आवेदन करें तो झंझट बहुत कम है।
- Radhika avoided the botheration by booking a taxi in advance.
राधिका ने पहले से टैक्सी बुक करके झंझट से बचाव कर लिया।
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✗ I have many botherations in my life.
✓ I have a lot of botheration in my life.
Botheration is uncountable in standard use, so it takes a lot of or much, not many or a plural form.
'Botheration' uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a lot of' या 'much' आता है; many या plural रूप नहीं।
✗ She did not bother to informing me.
✓ She did not bother to inform me.
Bother is followed by a to-infinitive, and then a plain verb, not an -ing form after to.
'Bother' के बाद to-infinitive आता है और to के बाद verb का मूल रूप लगता है, -ing नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three mean annoying trouble, but they differ in tone and what they describe.
तीनों का अर्थ परेशान करने वाली दिक्कत है, पर लहजे और विषय में अंतर है।
Informal noun for trouble or annoyance; also a mild exclamation.
Informal noun, परेशानी या खीझ के लिए; हल्का विस्मयादिबोधक भी।
- Getting a visa is a lot of botheration.
A person, thing or situation that annoys you.
कोई व्यक्ति, वस्तु या स्थिति जो आपको तंग करे।
- Loud music at midnight is a nuisance.
Informal; something that takes effort and irritates you.
Informal; वह चीज़ जिसमें मेहनत लगे और झुँझलाहट हो।
- Changing trains with luggage is a hassle.
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?Which word?
Keep the trouble words together: bother, botheration, hassle (informal), nuisance (an annoying person or thing), inconvenience.
परेशानी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bother, botheration, hassle (अनौपचारिक), nuisance (परेशान करने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़), inconvenience।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: botheration is an old-fashioned word for trouble or annoyance, still common in Indian English; in modern British English, bother or hassle is more usual.
प्रयोग में botheration परेशानी या झंझट के लिए पुराना शब्द है, जो भारतीय English में अभी भी आम है; आधुनिक British English में bother या hassle अधिक आम है।
'Don't bother to come' or 'Don't bother coming' (both correct); bother about or with sth ('Don't bother about it').
'Don't bother to come' या 'Don't bother coming' (दोनों सही); 'bother about' या 'with sth' ('Don't bother about it')।