Definition
Meaning of 'bother'
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. [ n.]2. Bother [ v. i.]
- To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be
troublesome. [ v. i.]3. Bother [ v. t.]
- To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'bother' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. bother [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an angry disturbance
- an angry disturbance
Example in sentence:
- a spot of bother;
- he didn't want to make a fuss;
- they had labor trouble
Meaning (2):
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
- 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
2. bother [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- intrude or enter uninvited
- 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
- 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
- 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
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Example in sentence:
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
Meaning (7):
- make nervous or agitated
- make nervous or agitated
Example in sentence:
- The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
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