bother
English Thesaurus
1. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | negative stimulus, |
| definition | : | a stimulus with undesirable consequences (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | nuisance, |
| definition | : | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | irritant, thorn, |
| definition | : | something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | plague, |
| definition | : | an annoyance (noun.cognition) |
2. an angry disturbance (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | disturbance, perturbation, |
| definition | : | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption (noun.event) |
3. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | displease, |
| definition | : | give displeasure to (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | peeve, |
| definition | : | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | ruffle, |
| definition | : | trouble or vex (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | fret, |
| definition | : | cause annoyance in (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
| verb group | : | chafe, |
| definition | : | feel extreme irritation or anger (verb.emotion) |
4. make confused or perplexed or puzzled (verb.emotion)
| verb group | : | bother, |
| definition | : | make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion) |
5. make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion)
| verb group | : | bother, |
| definition | : | make confused or perplexed or puzzled (verb.emotion) |
6. intrude or enter uninvited (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | intrude, irrupt, |
| definition | : | enter uninvited (verb.motion) |
7. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | reach, strain, strive, |
| definition | : | to exert much effort or energy (verb.competition) |
8. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | distress, straiten, |
| definition | : | bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship (verb.social) |
9. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
| definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | bother, |
| definition | : | make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | anguish, hurt, pain, |
| definition | : | cause emotional anguish or make miserable (verb.emotion) |
10. an angry disturbance (noun.event)
| derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
11. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan, |
| definition | : | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | irritant, thorn, |
| definition | : | something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
12. make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion)
13. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself (verb.social)
14. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | inconvenience, |
| definition | : | the quality of not being useful or convenient (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | problem, trouble, |
| definition | : | a source of difficulty (noun.cognition) |
15. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, |
| definition | : | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | bother, |
| definition | : | make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | anguish, hurt, pain, |
| definition | : | cause emotional anguish or make miserable (verb.emotion) |
16. an angry disturbance (noun.event)
| derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
17. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan, |
| definition | : | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | irritant, thorn, |
| definition | : | something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
18. make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion)
19. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself (verb.social)
20. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)
| derivation | : | inconvenience, |
| definition | : | the quality of not being useful or convenient (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | problem, trouble, |
| definition | : | a source of difficulty (noun.cognition) |
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