bother

Meanings

• an angry disturbance
  • "a spot of bother"
• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
  • "a bit of a bother"
• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
  • "Don't bother, please"
• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
• intrude or enter uninvited
  • "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
• make nervous or agitated
  • "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

Synonyms

annoy, annoyance, botheration, chafe, devil, discommode, disoblige, fuss, get at, get to, gravel, hassle, incommode, inconvenience, inconvenience oneself, infliction, irritate, nark, nettle, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, put out, rag, rile, trouble, trouble oneself, vex