bother

Noun
  1. An angry disturbance (synset 107387165)
    "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
    is a type of: disturbance, perturbation - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
    same as: fuss, hassle, trouble
  2. Something or someone that causes trouble;
    A source of unhappiness (synset 105838383)
    "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"
    is a type of: negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
    subtypes:
    • nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
    • irritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance
    • plague - an annoyance
    same as: annoyance, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
Verb
  1. Take the trouble to do something;
    Concern oneself (synset 202513113)
    "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
    is a type of: reach, strain, strive - to exert much effort or energy
    same as: inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself
  2. Cause annoyance in;
    Disturb, especially by minor irritations (synset 201791774)
    "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
    is a type of: displease - give displeasure to
    subtypes:
    same as: annoy, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
    verb group: chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger
  3. To cause inconvenience or discomfort to (synset 202513385)
    "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
    is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon
    subtypes: distress, straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
    same as: discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble
  4. Intrude or enter uninvited (synset 202022710)
    "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
    is a type of: intrude, irrupt - enter uninvited
  5. Make nervous or agitated (synset 201795564)
    "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
    is a type of: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
    verb group: bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzled
  6. Make confused or perplexed or puzzled (synset 201795437)
    is a type of: confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off - cause to feel embarrassment
    verb group: bother - make nervous or agitated

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