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- /ˈbɒð ər/
- /ˈbɒð.əd/
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- [both -er]
- /ˈbɒð ər/
Definitions of bothered word
- adjective bothered worried or concerned 3
- verb with object bothered to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy. 1
- verb with object bothered to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him. 1
- verb without object bothered to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself: Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles. 1
- noun bothered something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying: Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother. 1
- noun bothered effort, work, or worry: Gardening takes more bother than it's worth. 1
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Origin of bothered
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20; orig. Hiberno-English; probably by hypercorrection from bodder, an alternate early form; origin obscure
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Parts of speech for Bothered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bothered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bothered
adj bothered
- distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- troubled — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- agitated — If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- disturbed — marked by symptoms of mental illness: a disturbed personality.
- harried — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
Antonyms for bothered
adj bothered
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- untroubled — without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance: an easy, untroubled life; He was untroubled by daily setbacks.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- unworried — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
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