1. bother - noun
· an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
Synonym(s): fuss, trouble, hassle
Hypernym(s): perturbation, disturbance
2. bother - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, pain_in_the_ass
Hypernym(s): negative_stimulus
3. bother - verb
· take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
Synonym(s): trouble_oneself, trouble, inconvenience_oneself
Hypernym(s): strive, reach, strain
4. bother - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): annoy, rag, get_to, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Hypernym(s): displease
5. bother - verb
· to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
Synonym(s): trouble, put_out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
Hypernym(s): affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch
6. bother - verb
· intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
7. bother - verb
· make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
Hypernym(s): agitate, rouse, turn_on, charge, commove, excite, charge_up
8. bother - verb
· make confused or perplexed or puzzled
Hypernym(s): confuse, flurry, disconcert, put_off
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