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bbother, boother, bothe, botheer, botherr, bothher, botther, other
Bother — synonyms, definition
1. bother (Noun)
50 synonyms
activity ado aggravation annoyance anxiety badgering bore botheration burden chore commotion complaint difficulty distress disturbance exasperation flurry fret fright frump • • •
2 definitions
bother (Noun) — An angry disturbance.
ex. "a spot of bother"
bother (Noun) — Something or someone that causes annoyance, inconvenience, or makes life more difficult.
ex. "a bit of a bother"
3 types of
disturbance negative stimulus perturbation
4 types
irritant nuisance plague thorn
2. bother (Verb)
105 synonyms
abhor abominate affront aggravate agitate anger annoy badger bully butt in care chafe chastise chide concern confuse convulse demand detest devil • • •
6 definitions
bother (Verb) — Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.
ex. "Don't bother, please"
bother (Verb) — Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
ex. "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
bother (Verb) — To cause inconvenience or discomfort to.
ex. "Sorry to bother you, but..."
bother (Verb) — Intrude or enter uninvited.
ex. "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
bother (Verb) — Make nervous or agitated.
ex. "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
bother (Verb) — Make confused, perplexed or puzzled.
23 types of
affect agitate bear on bear upon charge charge up commove confuse disconcert displease excite flurry impact intrude irrupt put off reach rouse strain strive • • •
23 types
antagonise antagonize beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy distress eat into fret get get under one's skin grate harass harry hassle molest peeve plague provoke • • •
3. bother (Interjection)
1 definition
bother (Interjection) — Exclamation of annoyance.