153 Synonyms & Antonyms For BOTHER

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Definitions bother [both-er] / ˈbɒð ər / NOUN trouble, inconvenience Synonyms STRONGEST aggravation STRONG ado annoyance anxiety bellyache botheration bustle care concern difficulty distress drag exasperation flurry fuss headache irritant irritation molestation nudge nuisance pain perplexity pest plague pother pressure problem strain to-do trial trouble vexation worriment worry WEAK pain in the neck Antonyms STRONG advantage calm calmness comfort contentment delight ease good health happiness health joy peace pleasure tranquility WEAK aid convenience help VERB harass, annoy; give trouble Synonyms STRONGEST aggravate alarm bore disgust dismay disturb embarrass exacerbate hinder hurt irk irritate nag perplex perturb plague scare torment trouble upset worry STRONG afflict agitate badger bedevil browbeat concern cross discommode disconcert displease disquiet distress eat exasperate goad grieve harry impede inconvenience insult molest needle nudge pain pester provoke pursue ride spite tantalize taunt tease vex WEAK carp at grate on intrude upon pick on put out Antonyms STRONGEST aid appease assist assuage assure calm comfort delight encourage gladden help make happy order please reassure relieve soothe STRONG compliment ease praise satisfy stop support WEAK ignore neglect VERB take the trouble Synonyms STRONGEST try worry about WEAK be concerned about concern oneself exert oneself fuss over go out of one's way make a fuss about make an effort put oneself out take pains Antonyms WEAK aid help ignore neglect please

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"I guess at first it didn't really bother me, but it wasn't as big as it is now, this account has literally taken over my whole entire life," Sasha-Jay added.

From BBC

“I don’t think that an artist should bother about his audience,” Vladimir Nabokov sniffed.

From The Wall Street Journal

It conveys: “I’m important, you’re not so I don’t have to bother,” or “We’re so friendly, I don’t have to worry, we don’t stand on ceremony,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's amazing because this allows us to actually build targeted sound repellents that wouldn't bother us or our pets," she says.

From BBC

“I’m so sorry to bother you. My, um . . . running partner’s a little dehydrated. Is there any way you could give her a cup of water?”

From Literature

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abomination accost accosted accosts ado afflict afflicts aggravate aggravates aggravation ail ailed ails annoy annoys bad news bait bedevil befuddle befuddles beleaguer besetment bore bore bug burden burdens butt in butted in care cares carp carped chafe chivvy concern convulse crucify depress depresses difficulty disagree disagreed disagrees discomfit discommode discompose discourage discourages disgust dismay disoblige displease disquiet distress distresses disturbance drag embarrass embitter exasperation excite excitement excites excruciate exercise faze flurried flurry fluster flusters fret fret fright fuss fusses gall get get under one's skin got gripe harass harassment harp on harped on harping on harps on hassle hate hates headache heckle heckling henpeck hound incense intrude irk irritant irritate irritates kid kid around kids around lade madden miff nauseate needle nuisance pain peeve persecute perturb pest pique plague plague plagues plagues pother provoke provokes put out rankle rattle repellence repellency repugnancy rile riles roil roiling roils rub the wrong way ruckus ruffle shake task tasks taunt taunted tease teased to-do torment torment torture traumatize traumatized traumatizing trial trouble trouble turnoff unpleasantness unrest upset vexation worries worry wound wounds

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