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plural of bother.
present tense form of bother (3rd person singular).

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bothers

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All (3) Noun (1) Verb (2)

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trouble, inconvenience n.
harass, annoy; give trouble v.
take the trouble v.

NOUN

trouble, inconvenience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggravation

STRONG

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

pain in the neck

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage calm calmness comfort contentment delight ease good health happiness health joy peace pleasure tranquility

WEAK

aid convenience help

VERB

harass, annoy; give trouble

Synonyms

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

STRONG

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

carp at grate on intrude upon pick on put out

Antonyms

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aid appease assist assuage assure calm comfort delight encourage gladden help make happy order please reassure relieve soothe

STRONG

compliment ease praise satisfy stop support

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

take the trouble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

try worry about

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

aid help ignore neglect please

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bothers

What bothers me is that you signed a document — we don’t even know if it was an acceptance of appointment — without reading it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

I can get a coffee in the morning and no-one bothers me and I think that's completely priceless.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

When Major League Baseball unveiled its initial batch of All-Star voting results Monday, four players from the team that so bothers the rest of America were in position to make the National League starting lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

We’ll have to wait to see if anyone bothers to celebrate this October.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

She'd think we'd just gone for a picnic or something, she never bothers.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill