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BOTHER
annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
(noun) 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”
fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
(noun) an angry disturbance; “he didn’t want to make a fuss”; “they had labor trouble”; “a spot of bother”
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(verb) 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”
bother
(verb) make confused or perplexed or puzzled
bother
(verb) make nervous or agitated; “The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster”
bother
(verb) intrude or enter uninvited; “Don’t bother the professor while she is grading term papers”
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
(verb) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; “Sorry to trouble you, but...”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bother (third-person singular simple present bothers, present participle bothering, simple past and past participle bothered)
(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
(intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
(intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
Usage notes
• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive or the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs
Synonyms
• (annoy): annoy, disturb, irritate, put out, vex; see also annoy
• (make or take trouble): care, mind; see also care
Noun
bother (countable and uncountable, plural bothers)
Fuss, ado.
Trouble, inconvenience.
Synonyms
• (fuss, ado): See also commotion
• (trouble, inconvenience): See also nuisance
Interjection
bother!
A mild expression of annoyance.
Anagrams
• boreth
Source: Wiktionary
Both"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bothered (p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering.] Etym: [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.]
Definition: To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.
Both"er, v. i.
Definition: To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. Without bothering about it. H. James.
Both"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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