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▸ noun: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness ("A bit of a bother")
▸ noun: an angry disturbance ("A spot of bother")
▸ verb: make confused or perplexed or puzzled
▸ verb: make nervous or agitated ("The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster")
▸ verb: intrude or enter uninvited ("Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers")
▸ verb: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself ("Don't bother, please")
▸ verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations ("Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me")
▸ verb: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
▸ Also see bothers
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▸ noun: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness ("A bit of a bother")
▸ noun: an angry disturbance ("A spot of bother")
▸ verb: make confused or perplexed or puzzled
▸ verb: make nervous or agitated ("The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster")
▸ verb: intrude or enter uninvited ("Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers")
▸ verb: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself ("Don't bother, please")
▸ verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations ("Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me")
▸ verb: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
▸ Also see bothers
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to bother
▸ Usage examples for bother
▸ Idioms related to bother (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing bother
▸ Words that often appear near bother
▸ Rhymes of bother
▸ Invented words related to bother