bother

Meanings

• verb

  Cause annoyance, worry, or inconvenience to someone.

  - "The constant noise of the construction site next door really bothers me."
  - "I don't like it when people bother me while I'm working."

• verb

  Be a source of worry or anxiety.

  - "The thought of public speaking bothers me a lot."
  - "His health issues are a constant bother to his family."

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Pronunciation

1. [ˈbɒðə(ɹ)]
   
   
   
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Synonyms

annoy , disturb , irritate , put out , vex , care , mind , blast , botheration , dang , darn , drat

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bother
mother , brother , quother , other

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Variants

List of all variants of bother that leads to same result
bother , bothered , bothering , bothers , why bother , save someone the bother , save someone the trouble , save someone the trouble/bother

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Forms

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bothers, bothersome, bothersome-ly

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Etymology

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Old English boterian, from bot 'trouble, distress'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'bother' is often used colloquially to mean 'to ask' or 'to pester'. For example, 'Can you bother to give me a hand with this?'

2. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Scout is bothered by the idea of wearing a dress and being made to look 'girlish'.

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Related Concepts

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1. annoyance: A feeling of irritation or frustration caused by someone or something.

2. distraction: Something that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.

3. inconvenience: A situation that makes it difficult to do something or causes trouble.

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Culture

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In literature, 'bother' is often used to describe a source of annoyance or worry. For example, in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', Tom is bothered by the prospect of attending Sunday school.

How to Memorize "bother"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the feeling of annoyance or worry that comes with the word 'bother'. Imagine someone or something causing you inconvenience or anxiety.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bother' with words like 'annoyance', 'inconvenience', and 'worry'. Think of times when you have felt bothered by something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the etymology of the word 'bother'. Think of the word 'boterian' and the meaning 'to trouble or distress'.

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