#1
bother v. [
trouble oneself, trouble, inconvenience oneself] take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
. wn #2
bother v. [
annoy, rag, get to, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 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"
. wn #3
bother v. [
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode] to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
. wn #4
bother n. [
fuss, trouble, hassle] an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
. wn #5
bother n. [
annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass] 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"
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