bother

[ both-er ]

/ ˈbɒð ər /

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verb (used with object)

to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.

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.)

Origin of bother

1710–20; orig. Hiberno-English; probably by hypercorrection from bodder, an alternate early form; origin obscure

SYNONYMS FOR bother

1 harass, vex, irritate; molest, disturb.

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synonym study for bother

1. Bother, annoy, plague, tease imply persistent interference with one's comfort or peace of mind. Bother suggests causing trouble or weariness or repeatedly interrupting in the midst of pressing duties. To annoy is to vex or irritate by bothering. Plague is a strong word, connoting unremitting annoyance and harassment. To tease is to pester, as by long-continued whining and begging.

OTHER WORDS FROM bother

un·both·ered, adjective un·both·er·ing, adjective

Words nearby bother

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Still, it wasn't until Weezer surfaced on my local alternative radio station that I bothered to pay any attention to them.

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"It's Tom we're bothered about," said the Righthandiron, with an anxious glance at Lefty.

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Take this thing off my shoulders, and don't let me be bothered.

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If it had been, I would have made my home in the bank and not bothered with a house or dam.

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British Dictionary definitions for bothered

bother

/ (ˈbɒðə) /

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

informal a disturbance or fight; trouble (esp in the phrase a spot of bother)

interjection

mainly British an exclamation of slight annoyance

Word Origin for bother

C18: perhaps from Irish Gaelic bodhar deaf, vexed; compare Irish Gaelic buairim I vex

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bother

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bother

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

interjection

Origin of bother

SYNONYMS FOR bother

synonym study for bother

OTHER WORDS FROM bother

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