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bothernoun a state of noisy, confused activitythe whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bustle, clatter, clutter(chiefly dialect), coil, commotion, corroboree(Australian), disturbance, do(chiefly dialect), foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha(also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry(or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle(chiefly British), moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore(Scottish), squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roardisorder, unrest, upheavaleruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburstbrawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee(also mêlée), scuffledither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity(or tranquility)order, orderliness one who is obnoxiously annoyingthe woman next-door is such a bother—always dropping in at the most inopportune moments! annoyance, annoyer, gadfly, gnawer, nudnik(also nudnick), nuisance, pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaser headacheharrier, heckler, interrupter(also interruptor)hassle, plagueharasser, molester, tormentor(also tormenter), torturer pain in the neck charmer, smoothy(or smoothie)comforter, solacer, soother something that is a source of irritationreturning damaged goods is a real bother aggravation, aggro(British), annoyance, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation discomfort, fleabite, pinprickaffront, insult, offense(or offence)upset, worryaffliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, soreanxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, troublehang-up, pet peeve, problemannoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offenderpandora's box delight, joy, pleasure the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable actsnever let his personal bothers interfere with his responsibilities at work aggravation, aggro(British), annoyance, botheration, exasperation, frustration, grief, irritation, pip(chiefly British), vexation agitation, discomfort, displeasure, distress, disturbance, upsetirritability, irritableness, peeve, perturbation, pet, pique, resentment, snappishness, troubleanger, angriness, chafe, dander, dudgeon, gall, huff, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, umbrage delight, pleasure to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitationI am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me bug, chivy(or chivvy), disturb, intrude (upon), pester inconvenience, troubleaggravate, annoy, bedevil, chafe, devil, dog, dun, exasperate, fret, gall, get, gnaw, grate, hassle, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rankle, rasp, rile, roil, torment, vex, worrybeleaguer, beset, besiegedistress, plagueafflict, harass, provokeanger, antagonize, enrage, incense, inflame(also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrageagitate, perturbbutt in, cut in (on), obtrudeencroach, infringe, invade, trespass disregard, forget, ignore, leave, slightappease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, oblige, placatedelight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfycomfort, console, content to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actsit bothers me when obviously sick people go to movies and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing aggravate, annoy, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, itch, nark(British), nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex hassle, hecklenaginflame(also enflame), provoke, rousebadger, bait, bullyrag(also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, teaseanger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roilagitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worryaffront, insult, miff, offend, outrage get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiatedelight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfyassure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe to experience concern or anxietyjust get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details fear, fret, fuss, stew, stress, sweat, trouble, worry agonizelong, pine, yearnchafedespair give a hang(or care a hang), sweat blood acceptabide, bear, endure, stick out, stomach, sustain, take, tolerate to trouble the mind of; to make uneasythe boss's cryptic message about changes to the company bothered me agitate, ail, alarm(also alarum), concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy(or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vexbedevil, haunt, plagueabash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake updaunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize(also tranquillize) allay, alleviate, assuageappease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate v.annoy, vex, irk, bother mean to upset a person's composure.annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness.their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety.vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit.careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind.don't bother me while I'm reading ca. 1745 |