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bother::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoyance, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck |
| Type of | negative stimulus |
| Has types | nuisance, thorn, irritant, plague |
a bit of a bother.
bother::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself |
| Type of | reach, strain, strive |
Don't bother, please.
bother::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | annoy, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex |
| Type of | displease |
| Has types | provoke, plague, peeve, molest, antagonise, antagonize, fret, ruffle, rankle, chivvy, chivy, grate, get under one's skin, eat into, get, beset, hassle, harry, harass, chevvy, chevy |
| Verb group | chafe |
| Derivation | botheration |
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me.
bother::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | put off, confuse, flurry, disconcert |
Examples of bother
bother
His back and hip can be a bother, keeping him out for a few days even this week.
From the kansas.com
In either case you can take a long walk on the beach and have no one bother you.
From the forbes.com
They both bother you, so treat them both as disturbances of your valuable peace.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Only two states, Alabama and Alaska, bother to ask the names of the real owners.
From the time.com
If you want a mass breakout of your convicts, don't bother with escape attempts.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I'm not sure I'd bother buying the book if that's the level of dramatic tension.
From the guardian.co.uk
For decades, the central bank didn't bother to explain what it was doing or why.
From the omaha.com
Then it had the audacity to not even bother buying a ticket for Monday's Game 1.
From the suntimes.com
Did Dan Morain bother checking with anyone other than Pellissier on any of this?
From the sacbee.com
- Fuss: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
- Trouble oneself: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
- Annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- Annoyance: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
- Trouble: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
- Intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
- Make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
- Make confused or perplexed or puzzled
- (bothered) caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"
