English dictionary
Info: This web site is based on WordNet 3.0 from Princeton University.
English noun: bother | |||
| 1. | bother (event) an angry disturbance | ||
| Samples | He didn't want to make a fuss. They had labor trouble. A spot of bother. | ||
| Synonyms | fuss, hassle, trouble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturbance, perturbation | ||
| 2. | bother (cognition) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | irritant, nuisance, plague, thorn | ||
English verb: bother | |||
| 1. | bother (social) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself | ||
| Samples | He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday. Don't bother, please. | ||
| Synonyms | inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reach, strain, strive | ||
| 2. | bother (emotion) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displease | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle | ||
| Verb group | chafe | ||
| 3. | bother (social) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to | ||
| Samples | Sorry to trouble you, but.... | ||
| Synonyms | discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | distress, straiten | ||
| 4. | bother (motion) intrude or enter uninvited | ||
| Samples | Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intrude, irrupt | ||
| 5. | bother (emotion) make nervous or agitated | ||
| Samples | The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will bother him, The performance is likely to bother Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on | ||
| Verb group | bother | ||
| 6. | bother (emotion) make confused or perplexed or puzzled | ||
| Examples | The bad news will bother him | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off | ||
| Verb group | bother | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk