- to annoy; give trouble to; pester: His little sister kept bothering him for candy.
- to cause unease, anxiety, or worry in (someone): I hadn't realized how much being in a small boat bothers me until we got into choppy waters.
- to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him.
- to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself: Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles.
- something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying: Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother.
- effort, work, or worry: Gardening takes more bother than it's worth.
- a worried or perplexed state: Don't get into such a bother about small matters.
- someone or something that bothers or annoys: My cousin is a perpetual bother to me.
- (used to express mild irritation.)
- to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate
- to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester
- to take the time or trouble; concern oneself
- to make (a person) alarmed or confused
- a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
- a person or thing that causes fuss, trouble, or annoyance
- a disturbance or fight; trouble (esp in the phrase a spot of bother)
- an exclamation of slight annoyance
