both·er /ˈbɒðər/
1. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
synset: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
2. 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"
synset: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, pain_in_the_ass
1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
synset: trouble_oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience_oneself
2. 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"
synset: annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
synset: trouble, put_out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
4. intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
synset: bother
5. make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
synset: bother
6. make confused or perplexed or puzzled
synset: bother
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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