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Definitions for Bother

[1] to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
[2] to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him.
[3] to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself: Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles.
[4] something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying: Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother.
[5] effort, work, or worry: Gardening takes more bother than it's worth.
[6] a worried or perplexed state: Don't get into such a bother about small matters.
[7] someone or something that bothers or annoys: My cousin is a perpetual bother to me.
[8] Chiefly British . (used to express mild irritation.)
[9] one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled.
[10] the one as well as the other: Both of us were going to the party.
[11] alike; equally: He is both ready and willing.
[12] (tr) to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate his bad leg is bothering him again
[13] (tr) to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester stop bothering your father!
[14] (intr) to take the time or trouble; concern oneself don't bother to come with me
[15] (tr) to make (a person) alarmed or confused the thought of her husband's return clearly bothered her
[16] a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
[17] a person or thing that causes fuss, trouble, or annoyance
[18] informal a disturbance or fight; trouble (esp in the phrase a spot of bother )
[19] mainly British an exclamation of slight annoyance
[20] the two; two considered together both dogs were dirty (as pronoun ) both are to blame
[21] (coordinating) used preceding words, phrases, or clauses joined by and , used to emphasize that not just one, but also the other of the joined elements is included both Ellen and Keith enjoyed the play ; both new and exciting

Words related to Bother

aggravation, hinder, dismay, disturb, aggravate, perplex, bore, perturb, alarm, upset, irritate, hurt, torment, irk, plague, exacerbate, disgust, embarrass, trouble, scare

Words nearby Bother

both feet on the ground, with, both ways, botha, botham, bothe, bother, bother, bothered, botheration, bothersome, bothnia, bothriocephalus

Origin of Bother

1125–75; Middle English bothe, bathe, influenced by Scandinavian (compare Old Norse bāthir both; cognate with German, Dutch beide, Gothic ba tho skipa both (the) ships, Old High German bêde < *bai thai ); replacing Middle English bo, ba, Old English bā; cognate with Gothic bai; akin to Latin ambō, Greek ámphō, Lithuanian abù, Sanskrit ubháu

Other words from Bother

un·both·ered , adjective
un·both·er·ing , adjective

Word origin for Bother

C12: from Old Norse bāthir ; related to Old High German bēde , Latin ambō , Greek amphō

Synonyms for Bother

aggravation, 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, pain in the neck