bother

Verb

1. (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
2. (euphemistic, imperative, transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
3. (intransitive, reflexive) To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
4. (catenative, intransitive) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
5. (catenative, intransitive) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Fuss, ado.
2. (countable, uncountable) Trouble, inconvenience.

Intj

A mild expression of annoyance.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Scots: pother

Cognate with English: pother

Cognate with Irish: bodhaire

Cognate with Irish: bodhraim

In summary

Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).

Synonyms

annoy

trouble

disturb

worry

pester

irritate

harass

annoyance

vex

nuisance

inconvenience

hassle

hinder

molest

importune

concern

nag

plague

irk

bug

🐛

botheration

bore

agitate

upset

torment

badger

🦡

incommode

difficulty

interrupt

perturb

anger

💢

distress

problem

discommode

afflict

pest

harrass

gravel

hamper

weary

😩

be anxious

prevent

tease

fuss

be worried

aggravate

haunt

beset

pain in the ass

pain in the neck

Translations

molestar

déranger

gêner

disturbare

embêter

🐛

belästigen

importuner

molestare

fastidiar

infastidire

storen

ärgern

ennuyer

stören

incomodar