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bother
noun as in trouble, inconvenience
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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
verb as in harass, annoy; give trouble
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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 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
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verb as in take the trouble
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Example Sentences
Trump has never even bothered to pretend he cares about anybody’s pain.
Mr. Trump’s frequent rude comments and his threats against people he dislikes did not seem to bother his supporters.
The couple live on the other side of the village, so the crowds of people have not bothered them too much, but Matthew said he had heard rumblings of discontent from other residents.
Cutler, the director of Netflix’s ‘Martha,’ discussed his film about the lifestyle guru and businesswoman and how he isn’t bothered by her criticism of it.
But my dream Sunday is sleeping in at least until 8 a.m. and having my coffee by myself with no one bothering me.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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