[ noun ]
■ something or someone that causes trouble
■ a source of unhappiness
e.g.)
・a bit of a bother
→
annoyance
,
botheration
,
infliction
,
pain
,
pain in the ass
,
pain in the neck
[ noun ]
■ an angry disturbance
e.g.)
・a spot of bother
→
fuss
,
hassle
,
trouble
[ verb ]
■ cause annoyance in
■ disturb, especially by minor irritations
e.g.)
・Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
→
annoy
,
chafe
,
devil
,
get at
,
get to
,
gravel
,
irritate
,
nark
,
nettle
,
rag
,
rile
,
vex
[ verb ]
■ make confused or perplexed or puzzled
[ verb ]
■ make nervous or agitated
e.g.)
・The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
[ verb ]
■ intrude or enter uninvited
e.g.)
・Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
[ verb ]
■ take the trouble to do something
■ concern oneself
e.g.)
・Don't bother, please
→
inconvenience oneself
,
trouble
,
trouble oneself
[ verb ]
■ to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
→
discommode
,
disoblige
,
incommode
,
inconvenience
,
put out
,
trouble
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