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bother
[both-er]
verb (used with object)
to annoy; give trouble to; pester.
His little sister kept bothering him for candy.
to cause unease, anxiety, or worry in (someone).
I hadn't realized how much being in a small boat bothers me until we got into choppy waters.
Synonyms: , , , ,to bewilder; confuse.
His inability to understand the joke bothered him.
verb (used without object)
to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself.
Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles.
noun
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying.
Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother.
effort, work, or worry.
Gardening takes more bother than it's worth.
a worried or perplexed state.
Don't get into such a bother about small matters.
someone or something that bothers or annoys.
My cousin is a perpetual bother to me.
interjection
Chiefly British.(used to express mild irritation.)
bother
/ ˈɒðə /
verb
(tr) to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate
his bad leg is bothering him again
(tr) to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester
stop bothering your father!
(intr) to take the time or trouble; concern oneself
don't bother to come with me
(tr) to make (a person) alarmed or confused
the thought of her husband's return clearly bothered her
noun
a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
a person or thing that causes fuss, trouble, or annoyance
informala disturbance or fight; trouble (esp in the phrase a spot of bother )
interjection
an exclamation of slight annoyance
Other 51Թ Forms
- unbothered adjective
- unbothering adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bother1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bother1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Dodgers boast that more than 40% of their fan base is Latino, but they can’t even be bothered to offer the shaken community any words of comfort.
When they went into the studio to record, a producer changed the group’s name to the Beach Boys and never bothered to tell them.
“I’m a huge Fitzgerald fan,” Lurie says, “even though there was a line in that book that always bothered me.”
"We looked and we could see the police and all the blue lights. We had been thinking of going back down for another drink and decided not to bother. So I'm quite glad I didn't."
The effort seemed cobbled together by someone who typed “sanctuary” and a city’s name into Google and swallowed whatever the AI spat up without even bothering to cross-check with Wikipedia.
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