bother
Meaning
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- To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
- To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
- To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
Synonyms
harrass
be worried
be anxious
inconvenience oneself
cause trouble
give trouble
make angry
mess with
trouble oneself
object to
rack one’s brain
care about
cause pain
drive mad
give pain
give pain to
grate on
intrude on
jar on
throw into disorder
scold in low voice continuously
great trouble
poke one’s nose
meddlesome person
be grieved over
impose trouble
feel anxiety
causing trouble
take liberties with
discommade
eat on
buzz around
cause discomfort to
growl at
cause for worry
be in the way
get on somebody’s nerves
interfere with
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/
Etymology
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”).
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