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as in trouble, inconvenience
as in harass, annoy; give troubleas in take the trouble

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bothers

noun as in trouble, inconvenience

Strongest match

  • aggravation

Strong matches

  • ado
  • annoyance
  • anxiety
  • bellyache
  • botheration
  • bustle
  • care
  • concern
  • difficulty
  • distress
  • drag
  • exasperation
  • flurry
  • fuss
  • headache
  • irritant
  • irritation
  • molestation
  • nudge
  • nuisance
  • pain
  • perplexity
  • pest
  • plague
  • pother
  • pressure
  • problem
  • strain
  • to-do
  • trial
  • trouble
  • vexation
  • worriment
  • worry

Weak match

  • pain in the neck

verb as in harass, annoy; give trouble

Strongest matches

  • aggravate
  • alarm
  • bore
  • disgust
  • dismay
  • disturb
  • embarrass
  • exacerbate
  • hinder
  • hurt
  • irk
  • irritate
  • nag
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • plague
  • scare
  • torment
  • trouble
  • upset
  • worry

Strong matches

  • afflict
  • agitate
  • badger
  • bedevil
  • browbeat
  • concern
  • cross
  • discommode
  • disconcert
  • displease
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • eat
  • exasperate
  • goad
  • grieve
  • harry
  • impede
  • inconvenience
  • insult
  • molest
  • needle
  • nudge
  • pain
  • pester
  • provoke
  • pursue
  • ride
  • spite
  • tantalize
  • taunt
  • tease
  • vex

Weak matches

  • carp at
  • grate on
  • intrude upon
  • pick on
  • put out

verb as in take the trouble

Strongest matches

  • try
  • worry about

Weak matches

  • be concerned about
  • concern oneself
  • exert oneself
  • fuss over
  • go out of one's way
  • make a fuss about
  • make an effort
  • put oneself out
  • take pains

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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