botherheadednessn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒðəˌhɛdɪdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈbɑðərˌhɛdədnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bother n., headed adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < bother n. + headed adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later bother-headed adj.

Now rare.

Foolishness; muddle-headedness; lack of clarity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun]

fogginess1648

unconnectedness1772

puzzle-patedness1799

botherheadedness1814

muzziness1814

addlement1825

addle-headedness1835

muddleheadedness1839

woolliness1856

puzzleheadedness1858

harl1889

wooziness1924

1814 Ld. C. Somerset Let. 5 Feb. in A. K. Millar Plantagenet in S. Afr. (1965) i. viii. 57 The excessive Bother-headedness of our stupid Captain.

1836 Fraser's Mag. May 546/1 Marked by most Bœotian botherheadedness.

2006 J. Haffenden Sel. Lett. W. Empson Introd. p. xxi Empson does not choose here to mark shades of difference... His botherheadedness on the subject can be discerned in..another letter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	botherheadedness
释义	botherheadednessn. Brit. /ˈbɒðəˌhɛdɪdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbɑðərˌhɛdədnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bother n., headed adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < bother n. + headed adj. + -ness suffix. Compare later bother-headed adj. Now rare. Foolishness; muddle-headedness; lack of clarity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun] fogginess1648 unconnectedness1772 puzzle-patedness1799 botherheadedness1814 muzziness1814 addlement1825 addle-headedness1835 muddleheadedness1839 woolliness1856 puzzleheadedness1858 harl1889 wooziness1924 1814 Ld. C. Somerset Let. 5 Feb. in A. K. Millar Plantagenet in S. Afr. (1965) i. viii. 57 The excessive Bother-headedness of our stupid Captain. 1836 Fraser's Mag. May 546/1 Marked by most Bœotian botherheadedness. 2006 J. Haffenden Sel. Lett. W. Empson Introd. p. xxi Empson does not choose here to mark shades of difference... His botherheadedness on the subject can be discerned in..another letter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1814
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