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English to English noun Example:
• he didn't want to make a fuss
• they had labor trouble
• a spot of bother
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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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One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother. | source: webster1913 verb
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself |
• He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
• Don't bother, please
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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
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to cause inconvenience or discomfort to |
• Sorry to trouble you, but...
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intrude or enter uninvited |
• Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
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make nervous or agitated |
• The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
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make confused or perplexed or puzzled | source: wordnet30
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To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother. | source: webster1913
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To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. | source: webster1913
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