Bother

Both´er

v. t.	1.	To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother. [imp. & p. p. Bothered ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering.]
v. i.	1.	To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. Without bothering about it. - H. James.
n.	1.	One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.

Noun	1.	bother - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" Synonyms: hassle, trouble, fuss
	2.	bother - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" Synonyms: pain in the ass, pain in the neck, botheration, infliction, annoyance, pain
Verb	1.	bother - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" Synonyms: inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble
	2.	bother - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Synonyms: annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, get at, get to, chafe
	3.	bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." Synonyms: discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble
	4.	bother - intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
	5.	bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
	6.	bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzled

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