bothered, daunted, fazed
(adjective) caused to show discomposure; “refused to be fazed by the objections”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bothered (comparative more bothered, superlative most bothered)
Caused to show discomposure.
bothered
simple past tense and past participle of bother
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
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
