Unscramble bother

Definition of bother

noun:

• an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss", "they had labor trouble", "a spot of bother". Synonyms: fuss, hassle, trouble.
• 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". Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.

verb:

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday", "Don't bother, please". Synonyms: inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself.
• 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". Synonyms: annoy, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.
• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...". Synonyms: discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble.
• intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers".
• make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster".
• make confused or perplexed or puzzled.

Related words

antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, distress, fret, get, grate, harass, harry, hassle, irritant, molest, nuisance, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle, straiten, thorn.

Words nearby

bather, botcher, brother, mother, other, pother.

Rhymes with

father.