pesterment
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editpesterment (countable and uncountable, plural pesterments)
- The act of pestering
- 1729, Benjamin Franklin, "The Busy-Body" series, from The American Weekly Mercury
- the trouble and pesterment of children
- 1729, Benjamin Franklin, "The Busy-Body" series, from The American Weekly Mercury
- An annoyance; something that pesters
References
edit- “pesterment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.