All bother synonyms
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B b noun bother
- aggravation β the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- irritation β the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
- perplexity β the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- bellyache β Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach.
- nuisance β an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- annoyance β Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- nudge β to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
- ado β bustling activity; fuss; bother; delay (esp in the phrases without more ado, with much ado)
- headache β a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
- pother β commotion; uproar.
- to-do β bustle; fuss: They made a great to-do over the dinner.
- pain β physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- fuss β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- drag β drag and drop
- pressure β the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- flurry β a light, brief shower of snow.
- plague β French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- bustle β If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- care β If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- anxiety β Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- irritant β tending to cause irritation; irritating.
- botheration β bother
- trial β German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- pest β a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- problem β any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- vexation β the act of vexing.
- worriment β the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
verb bother
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- dismay β to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- aggravate β If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- perturb β to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- alarm β Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- torment β to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- irk β to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- disgust β to cause loathing or nausea in.
- scare β to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- nag β to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.