Definition of bother Bother

/bɑˈðɚ/ - [bather] - both•er

We found 21 definitions of bother from 6 different sources.

What does bother mean?

WordNet

Verb bothers, bothering, bothered
bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
		charge up, commove, rouse, agitate, turn on, excite, charge change the arrangement or position of
bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzled
		disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off move in an agitated or confused manner
		bother make confused or perplexed or puzzled
bother - intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
		irrupt, intrude thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
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"
		annoy, rag, get to, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
		displease give displeasure to
		get under one's skin, get cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
		eat into, rankle, grate, fret gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
		chafe warm by rubbing, as with the hands
		peeve cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
		ruffle pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
		fret wear away or erode
		chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, hassle, harass, plague, harry, molest, beset, provoke exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"
		antagonise, antagonize provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"
bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
		trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
		bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, affect, touch press or wedge together; pack together
		distress, straiten cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
bother - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
		trouble oneself, trouble, inconvenience oneself
		strive, reach, strain to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

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Wiktionary

bother (Noun)
Fuss, ado.
bother (Noun)
Trouble, inconvenience.
bother (Verb)
To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
bother (Verb)
To do something at one's own inconvenience.
bother (Verb)
To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

bother
To cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
bother
To make someone rather angry or impatient; to cause annoyance.
bother
Something which annoys.
bother
To have an unwanted negative influence on someone, to be distractive to or for someone, impress someone or something in a troublesome or uneasy way.
bother
To intrude or enter uninvited.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

bother
both′ėr, v.t. to perplex or tease.—ns. Both′er; Botherā′tion.—adj. Both′ersome. [Murray notes that the word first appeared in the writings of Irish-born men, as Dr Sheridan, Swift, and Sterne. Perh. from Ir. buaidhirt, trouble.]