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 | Example:
• 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
4 |
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself | Example:
• He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday • Don't bother, please
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5 |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | Example:
• Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
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6 |
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to | Example:
• Sorry to trouble you, but...
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7 |
intrude or enter uninvited | Example:
• Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
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8 |
make nervous or agitated | Example:
• The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
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9 |
make confused or perplexed or puzzled | source: wordnet30
10 |
To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother. | source: webster1913
11 |
To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. | source: webster1913
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