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Detailed Synonyms for bother in English

bother:

to bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)

  1. to bother
    to bother; to harass; to trouble; to visit
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
    • harass verb (harasses, harassed, harassing)
    • trouble verb (troubles, troubled, troubling)
    • visit verb (visits, visited, visiting)
  2. to bother
    to bother; to worry; to fret; to brood; to mope
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
    • worry verb (worries, worried, worrying)
    • fret verb (frets, fretted, fretting)
    • brood verb (broods, brooded, brooding)
    • mope verb (mopes, moped, moping)
  3. to bother
    to bother; to make difficult; to trouble; make things difficult
  4. to bother
    to hamper; to bother; to impede; to hinder; to obstruct; to stonewall
    • hamper verb (hampers, hampered, hampering)
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
    • impede verb (impedes, impeded, impeding)
    • hinder verb (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • obstruct verb (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • stonewall verb (stonewalls, stonewalled, stonewalling)
  5. to bother
    to bother; to annoy
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
    • annoy verb (annoies, annoyed, annoying)
    to disturb; to interrupt
    – destroy the peace or tranquility of 1
    • disturb verb (disturbs, disturbed, disturbing)
    • interrupt verb (interrupts, interrupted, interrupting)
      • Don't interrupt me when I'm reading1
  6. to bother
    – make confused or perplexed or puzzled 1
    to bother
    – make confused or perplexed or puzzled 1
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
  7. to bother
    – make nervous or agitated 1
    to bother
    – make nervous or agitated 1
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
      • The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster1
  8. to bother
    – intrude or enter uninvited 1
    to bother
    – intrude or enter uninvited 1
    • bother verb (bothers, bothered, bothering)
      • Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers1
  9. to bother
    – take the trouble to do something; concern oneself 1
    to bother; to trouble; inconvenience oneself; trouble oneself
    – take the trouble to do something; concern oneself 1
  10. to bother
    – to cause inconvenience or discomfort to 1
    to inconvenience; to bother; to trouble; to put out; incommode; discommode; disoblige
    – to cause inconvenience or discomfort to 1

Conjugations for bother:

present
  1. bother
  2. bother
  3. bothers
  4. bother
  5. bother
  6. bother
simple past
  1. bothered
  2. bothered
  3. bothered
  4. bothered
  5. bothered
  6. bothered
present perfect
  1. have bothered
  2. have bothered
  3. has bothered
  4. have bothered
  5. have bothered
  6. have bothered
past continuous
  1. was bothering
  2. were bothering
  3. was bothering
  4. were bothering
  5. were bothering
  6. were bothering
future
  1. shall bother
  2. will bother
  3. will bother
  4. shall bother
  5. will bother
  6. will bother
continuous present
  1. am bothering
  2. are bothering
  3. is bothering
  4. are bothering
  5. are bothering
  6. are bothering
subjunctive
  1. be bothered
  2. be bothered
  3. be bothered
  4. be bothered
  5. be bothered
  6. be bothered
diverse
  1. bother!
  2. let's bother!
  3. bothered
  4. bothering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

bother [the ~] noun

  1. the bother
    the nuisance; the hindrance; the trouble; the bother; the obstacle
  2. the bother
    the hassle; the bother; the mess; the fuss
  3. the bother
    the fuzz; the rumpus; the huzza; the mess; the ado; the bother; the to-do
  4. the bother
    – something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness 1
    the bother; the pain; the annoyance; the infliction; the pain in the ass; the pain in the neck; the botheration
    – something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness 1
  5. the bother
    – an angry disturbance 1
    the bother; the hassle; the fuss; the trouble
    – an angry disturbance 1
    • bother [the ~] noun
      • a spot of bother1
    • hassle [the ~] noun
    • fuss [the ~] noun
      • he didn't want to make a fuss1
    • trouble [the ~] noun
      • they had labor trouble1

bother

  1. bother

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Related Definitions for "bother":

  1. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness1
    • a bit of a bother1
  2. an angry disturbance1
    • a spot of bother1
  3. make confused or perplexed or puzzled1
  4. make nervous or agitated1
    • The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster1
  5. intrude or enter uninvited1
    • Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers1
  6. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself1
    • Don't bother, please1
  7. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to1

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