Bother

Word BOTHER
Character 6
Hyphenation both er
Pronunciations [ˈbɔðə(ɹ)]

Definitions and meanings of "Bother"

What do we mean by bother?

To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy: synonym: annoy. intransitive verb

To make agitated or perplexed; upset. intransitive verb

To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb. intransitive verb

To give discomfort or pain to. intransitive verb

To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something). intransitive verb

To take trouble; concern oneself. intransitive verb

A cause or state of disturbance. noun

Used to express annoyance or mild irritation. interjection

To bewilder; confuse.

To give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry.

Used in the imperative as an expression of impatience, or as a mild sort of execration.

Synonyms Pester, Worry, etc. See tease, v. t.

To trouble one's self; make many words or much ado: as, don't bother about that.

Blarney; humbug; palaver. noun

Trouble; vexation; plague: as, what a bother it is! noun

To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. intransitive verb

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See pother. transitive verb

One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble. noun

To annoy, to disturb, to irritate. verb

To do something at one's own inconvenience. verb

Fuss, ado.

Trouble, inconvenience.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bother

The word "bother" in example sentences

Yeah, hats off to them, no doubt most of them have been in bother that would make any man tremble. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

The Tongan king on the other hand is happy to have dispensed with Nepotism after sacking his own bother from the job as PM prior, and has used Sevele for bleeding the country dry of its hard earned dollars and aid by handing over millions of dollars in exchange for public owned assets that the king claimed belonged to himself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sun Bear does have one valid complaint: Few who criticize or question his moniker bother to seriously investigate the matter by reading his blog. ❋ Steven Barnes (2010)

Does the impression the New York senator can't win bother her? ❋ Unknown (2008)

OK, first off, does the fact that the flight number in the episode title bother anyone else? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Years of being “in bother” makes saying nothing as natural as breathing. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2007)

"For anyone to say, 'I don't have a budget' or 'I don't want to bother' is like going to play professional football but saying you don't want to learn how to block," says Phillip Cook, a financial planner at Cook and Associates in Los Angeles. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Why do you freakin bother responding to wwallace who is a moron member of the ruling killer elite ❋ Unknown (2005)

The Bucs came out looking like the cold temperatures would once again bother them, punting on all seven of their first-half possessions. ❋ Unknown (2000)

(Laughter and applause) Now, the situation in Palestine is roughly this: On the north we are safe; the French have a mandate north of Damascus, about Syria and along the Baghdad Railway, and they keep us from any bother from the north. ❋ Unknown (1921)

Why, in short, bother with facts or complex compromises when one can jump to the reaction? ❋ Peter Johnson (2010)

Three years after treatment, radioactive seed patients 'scores for sexual function and "bother" -- the degree to which they thought their sexual side effects were a problem -- were higher than they were before treatment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And on the market we don’t get any bother from the stall owners. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have no doubt that if I had ended up in bother due to attending a 999 call by myself because I’m the closest callsign they would point to the risk assessment and cut me loose. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

Do you think you’ll get in bother for it boss? on May 2, 2008 at 2: 16 am | Reply Bobby ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

In fact, the real map junkies could probably work out which place it was anyway, but the hordes wouldn't bother, which is what's important. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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