bother
Meaning of bother
- take the trouble to do something.
scientists rarely bother with such niceties
the driver didn't bother to ask why
- (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone).
is there an issue that bothers you so much you'd campaign against it?
it bothered me that I hadn't done anything
- effort, trouble, or difficulty.
he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech
it may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself
- used to express mild irritation or impatience.
‘Bother!’ she muttered
late 17th century (as a noun in the dialect sense ‘noise, chatter’): of Anglo-Irish origin; probably related to Irish bodhaire ‘noise’, bodhraim ‘deafen, annoy’. The verb (originally dialect) meant ‘confuse with noise’ in the early 18th century.
Information about bother
- The plural form of bother is: bothers.
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Hyphenation of bother
bother
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- bother is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bother synonyms
Meaning fuss:
Meaning annoyance:
annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction
Meaning trouble oneself:
Meaning annoy:
annoy, rag, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Meaning trouble:
trouble, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
Meaning be distressed, annoyed, or worried by:
Meaning feel concern or interest; attach importance to something:
Meaning annoy or disturb:
Meaning make (someone) anxious or worried:
Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:
Meaning interrupt the sleep, relaxation, or privacy of:
Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:
Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:
Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:
Meaning cause anxiety to:
Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:
Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
Meaning make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:
Meaning make (someone) troubled or nervous:
Meaning make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds:
Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):
Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):
Meaning strenuous physical or mental exertion:
Meaning physical or mental effort:
Meaning a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree:
Meaning excited activity and movement:
Meaning disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process:
Meaning highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury:
bother antonyms
Meaning ease the grief or distress of:
Translation of bother
- French: embêter, importuner, ennuyer, ennui, désagrément
- German: ärgern, nerven, verärgern, Ärgernis, stören, ausmachen
- Spanish: molestar, fastidiar, importunar, incordiar, hostigar, irritar, incomodar, molestia, irritación, fastidio, aburrimiento, alterar, perturbar, disturbar
- Italian: infastidire, disturbare, importunare, irritare, scomodare, disturbo, fastidio, noia, seccatura
- Portuguese: incomodar, contrariedade
Anagrams of bother
Words that rhyme with bother
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