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both·er
 bother
- pronunciation:
- ba
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bothered, bothering, bothers |
| definition 1: |
to annoy or irritate, usu. with something minor.
- synonyms:
- aggravate, annoy, bug, hassle, nettle, peeve, trouble, vex, worry
- similar words:
- badger, eat, exasperate, fuss, gripe, harass, hound, irk, irritate, nag, needle, persecute, pester, pick on, plague, provoke, rile, roil
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| definition 2: |
to make puzzled or disturbed.
The answer I got bothers me.- synonyms:
- concern, confuse, disturb, puzzle, trouble, vex, worry
- similar words:
- baffle, befuddle, confound, fret, nag, perplex, perturb, pother
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| definition 3: |
to disturb or interrupt.
- synonyms:
- annoy, disturb, interrupt, trouble
- similar words:
- bug, discommode, eat, hassle, impose, worry
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| related words: |
accost, agitate, ail, beset, burden, cloud, concern, devil, disagree, distress, grate, harry, heckle, meddle, molest, oppress, pursue, spite, trouble, worry |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make an effort; inconvenience oneself.
He does not bother to clean up his room.- synonyms:
- trouble, try
- similar words:
- condescend, deign, endeavor
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| related words: |
care, trouble |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person or thing that is troublesome or annoying.
- synonyms:
- annoyance, chafe, headache, nag, nuisance, peeve, pest, plague, trouble, vexation, worry
- similar words:
- bugaboo, concern, difficulty, gadfly, hassle, imposition, inconvenience, matter, pain, perplexity, problem, thorn, trial, upset
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| definition 2: |
a worried or confused state.
- synonyms:
- anxiety, confusion, fret, sweat, tizzy, twitter, upset, vexation
- similar words:
- botheration, concern, dither, exasperation, flutter, lather, state, worry
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| related words: |
bore, care, chore, disturbance, nag, trouble |
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