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Meaning of 'bother' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bother [ n.]
- One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
2 . Bother [ v. i.]
- To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
3 . Bother [ v. t.]
- To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

Meaning of 'bother' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bother [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Example in sentence:
  • a bit of a bother;
  • he's not a friend, he's an infliction;
  • washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
Meaning (2):
- an angry disturbance
Example in sentence:
  • a spot of bother;
  • he didn't want to make a fuss;
  • they had labor trouble
3 . bother [ v]
Meaning (3):
- intrude or enter uninvited
Example in sentence:
  • Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
Meaning (4):
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
Example in sentence:
  • Don't bother, please;
  • He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
Meaning (5):
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Example in sentence:
  • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves;
  • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Meaning (6):
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Example in sentence:
  • Sorry to trouble you, but...
Meaning (7):
- make nervous or agitated
Example in sentence:
  • The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster

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