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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an angry disturbance;
- Example: "he didn't want to make a fuss"
- Example: "they had labor trouble"
- Example: "a spot of bother"
[syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle]

2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
- Example: "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"
- Example: "a bit of a bother"
- Example: "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
[syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]


VERB (6)

1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself;
- Example: "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
- Example: "Don't bother, please"
[syn: trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself]

2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
- Example: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
- Example: "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
[syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil]

3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to;
- Example: "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
[syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]

4. intrude or enter uninvited;
- Example: "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"

5. make nervous or agitated;
- Example: "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"

6. make confused or perplexed or puzzled; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bother \Both"er\, v. i.
   To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be
   troublesome.
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         Without bothering about it.              --H. James.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bother \Both"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or
   annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble;
   as, to be in a bother.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bother \Both"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bothered (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. Bothering.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I
   vex.]
   To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
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   Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation
         mildly imprecatory.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bother
    n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss";
         "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss,
         trouble, bother, hassle]
    2: 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" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration,
       pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
    v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
         not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
         bother, please" [syn: trouble oneself, trouble,
         bother, inconvenience oneself]
    2: 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"
       [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
       irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
       chafe, devil]
    3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble
       you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience,
       disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]
    4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while
       she is grading term papers"
    5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered
       him and made his heart beat faster"
    6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled