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Bother

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Definitions for Bother

noun
an angry disturbance
Synonyms
fuss trouble hassle
Examples
  1. he didn't want to make a fuss
  2. they had labor trouble
  3. a spot of bother
noun
something or someone that causes trouble
Synonyms
annoyance botheration pain infliction pain in the neck pain in the ass
Examples
  1. a source of unhappiness
  2. washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
  3. a bit of a bother
  4. he's not a friend, he's an infliction
verb
take the trouble to do something
Synonyms
trouble oneself trouble inconvenience oneself
Examples
  1. concern oneself
  2. He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
  3. Don't bother, please
verb
cause annoyance in
Synonyms
annoy rag get to get at irritate rile nark nettle gravel vex chafe devil
Examples
  1. disturb, especially by minor irritations
  2. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  3. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
verb
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Synonyms
trouble put out inconvenience disoblige discommode incommode
Examples
  1. Sorry to trouble you, but...
verb
intrude or enter uninvited
Examples
  1. Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
verb
make nervous or agitated
Examples
  1. The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
verb
make confused or perplexed or puzzled
adjective
(used with count nouns) two considered together
Synonyms
both(a)
Examples
  1. the two
  2. both girls are pretty

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