Bother Definition
bŏthər
bothered, bothering, bothers
verb
bothered, bothering, bothers
To worry or trouble, esp. with petty annoyances; harass, pester, etc.
Webster's New World
To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy.
American Heritage
To make a fuss.
Webster's New World
To bewilder or fluster.
Webster's New World
To cause discomfort to.
Her sore foot bothers her.
Webster's New World
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noun
bothers
A cause or condition of worry or irritation; trouble; fuss.
Webster's New World
A person who gives trouble.
Webster's New World
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interjection
Used to express slight annoyance, worry, etc.
Webster's New World
Origin of Bother
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From Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (noise), bodhraim (to deafen, annoy.) {Concise Oxford English Dictionary 2011}
From Wiktionary
Probably from dialectal bodder possibly of Celtic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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