bother

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bother Definition

• (n) an angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
• (n) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he''s not a friend, he''s an infliction"
• (v) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don''t bother, please"
• (v) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
• (v) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
• (v) intrude or enter uninvited; "Don''t bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
• (v) make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
• (v) make confused or perplexed or puzzled

bother Synonyms

• annoy
• annoyance
• bother
• botheration
• chafe
• devil
• discommode
• disoblige
• fuss
• get at
• get to
• gravel
• hassle
• incommode
• inconvenience
• inconvenience oneself
• infliction
• irritate
• nark
• nettle
• pain
• pain in the ass
• pain in the neck
• put out
• rag
• rile
• trouble
• trouble oneself
• vex