both·er (b   r)v. both·ered, both·er·ing, both·ers v.tr.1. To disturb or anger, especially by minor irritations; annoy. See Synonyms at annoy. 2. a. To make agitated or nervous; fluster. b. To make confused or perplexed; puzzle. 3. To intrude on without invitation or warrant; disturb. 4. To give trouble to: a back condition that bothers her constantly. v.intr.1. To take the trouble; concern oneself. 2. To cause trouble. n. A cause or state of disturbance. interj. Used to express annoyance or mild irritation.
[Probably from dialectal bodder, possibly of Celtic origin.] |
bother Verb 1. to take the time or trouble: don't bother to come with me 2. to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to 3. to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester Noun 1. a state of worry, trouble, or confusion 2. a person or thing that causes fuss, trouble, or annoyance 3. Informal a disturbance or fight: a spot of bother interj Brit, Austral & NZ an exclamation of slight annoyance [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | bother - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"disturbance, perturbation - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" | | 2. | bother - 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"nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive irritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" | | Verb | 1. | bother - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" | | 2. | bother - 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"annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, get at, get to, chafe eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" | | 3. | bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."distress, straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship | | 4. | bother - intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"intrude, irrupt - enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" | | 5. | bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzled | | 6. | bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzledbother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" |
bother verb 1. trouble, concern, worry, upset, alarm, disturb, distress, annoy, dismay, gall, disconcert, vex, perturb, faze, put or get someone's back up verb 2. pester, plague, irritate, put out, harass, nag, hassle ( informal) inconvenience, molest, breathe down someone's neck, get on your nerves ( informal) nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. ( slang) bend someone's ear ( informal) give someone grief Brit., S. African get on your wick Brit. ( slang) << OPPOSITE help noun 3. trouble, problem, worry, difficulty, strain, grief Brit., S. African fuss, pest, irritation, hassle ( informal) nuisance, flurry, uphill S. African inconvenience, annoyance, aggravation, vexation << OPPOSITE help
Translations bother [ˈbɔðəʳ] vt (= worry) → preocupar (= disturb); molestar, fastidiar, fregar (LAM); embromar (LAM)vi (gen): bother o.s. → molestarse I'm sorry to bother you → perdona que te moleste; please don't bother → no te molestes
bother [ˈbɔðəʳ] vt (= worry) → tracasser (= needle, bait); importuner, ennuyer (= disturb); dérangern (= trouble) → ennuis mpl; please don't bother → ne vous dérangez pas;
bother [ˈbɔðəʳ] vt → Sorgen machen +dat; don't bother phoning → du brauchst nicht anzurufen; don't bother! → lass es!;
bother [ˈbɔðəʳ] vt (= worry) → preoccupare (= annoy); infastidirevi (gen) (also: bother o.s.) → preoccuparsi n it is a bother to have to do → è una seccatura dover fare excl → uffa!, accidenti!; to bother doing sth → darsi la pena di fare qc; I'm sorry to bother you → mi dispiace disturbarla; please don't bother → non si scomodi;
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