bother

Speech parts

1. bother - Noun

2. bother - Adjective

3. bother - Verb

4. bother - Interjection

Meaning

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.

One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vex nettle pain trouble devil gravel inconvenience annoyance fuss irritate annoy chafe rile hassle nark
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Antonyms

you rock pearl commonwealth rhapsody deliverance voodoo
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Hypernyms

rouse reach charge impact affect touch

Hyponyms

chevy harry get plague distress provoke

Phrases with the word

not a bother on someone it doesn't bother me not bother save yourself the bother give bother no bother

Derivatives

bothered bothering bother

Anagrams

Hobert

Examples

Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me Source: Internet

It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves Source: Internet

washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer Source: Internet

a bit of a bother Source: Internet

he's not a friend, he's an infliction Source: Internet

he didn't want to make a fuss Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Botham Bothamley bothe botherance botheration botherder