Dictionary Entry
bother
bother is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
- 2intransitive verb
To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
- 3noun
One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
- 4noun
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"
- 5noun
an angry disturbance
"he didn't want to make a fuss"
"they had labor trouble"
- 6verb
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"
- 7verb
make confused or perplexed or puzzled
- 8verb
make nervous or agitated
"The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
- 9verb
intrude or enter uninvited
"Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
- 10verb
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
"Don't bother, please"
Synonyms
- 11verb
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
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