pesterationn.
/ˌpɛstəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpɛstəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
The action of pestering; that which pesters or troubles; botheration.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [noun] > harassment
baiting1303
cumbrance1377
persecutiona1382
pursuita1387
aggrievancea1400
vexing?a1425
molestation1435
stroublance1439
inquietation1461
distrouble1483
infestance1490
encumberment1509
molesting1523
vexationa1525
inquieting1527
inquietance1531
molestie1532
infestationc1540
moiling1565
plaguing1566
pesterment1593
commacerating1599
molestance1642
harass1667
harassing1689
harassment1753
aggrievement1778
badgering1785
pesteration1802
bedevilment1844
worrying1848
tail-twisting1887
bloodhounding1891
aggravation1902
static1923
crap1935
hassle1969
monstering1979
1802 A. Wilson Let. 15 July in Poems & Lit. Prose (1876) I. 92 To banish every pedantic pesteration.
1934 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 Oct. 21/3 In thicket and brush shooting such a gun is a ‘pesteration’.
1990 S. Morgan Homeboy xlviii. 287 ‘Look at it as professional solicitation’. ‘I look at it as pure pesteration.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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