Associations to the word «Bother»
Wiktionary
BOTHER, verb. (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
BOTHER, verb. (intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
BOTHER, verb. (intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
BOTHER, noun. Fuss, ado.
BOTHER, noun. Trouble, inconvenience.
BOTHER, interjection. A mild expression of annoyance.
Dictionary definition
BOTHER, noun. An angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother".
BOTHER, noun. 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".
BOTHER, verb. Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please".
BOTHER, verb. 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".
BOTHER, verb. To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...".
BOTHER, verb. Intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers".
BOTHER, verb. Make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster".
BOTHER, verb. Make confused or perplexed or puzzled.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.