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BOTHERED definition: 1. If you are bothered about something, it is important to you and you are worried about it: 2. If…. Learn more.
: feeling or showing agitation, worry, annoyance, etc. Never had Johnny seen Rab so bothered about anything as he was over his inability to get himself a good modern gun. Esther Forbes. … insisted that there was really nothing to get all hot and bothered [=angrily upset] about. Peter Berkowitz. Synonyms. aggravated. annoyed. exasperated. galled.
to make someone feel worried or upset: Does it bother you that he's out so much of the time? Living on my own has never bothered me. I don't care if he doesn't come - it doesn't bother me. [ + that ] It bothers me that he doesn't seem to notice. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. bother verb (ANNOY) A2 [ T ]
Synonyms for BOTHERED: annoyed, irritated, upset, exasperated, displeased, angry, aggravated, infuriated; Antonyms of BOTHERED: pleased, happy, satisfied, content, delighted, calm, serene, placid
1. : to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk. It bothers her when people litter. bothered by the itchy tag on his shirt. 2. : to intrude upon : pester. Don't bother him when he's working. 3. : to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned. My stomach is bothering me. often used interjectionally. Oh, bother! intransitive verb. 1.
worried or concerned. I was bothered about the blister on my hand. He's not bothered if you don't like him. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'bothered' in a sentence. bothered.
If you're worried or concerned about something, you're bothered. You might see a bothered expression on your friend’s face if you spill soda all over her sweatshirt. If you can’t be bothered to do something, you’re not doing it.
1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy: "I spoke French badly. So I always replied to him in English. This didn't bother him" (Paul Theroux). See Synonyms at annoy. 2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset: "Jerry could see ... how much the doctor had been bothered by the failure of the first surgery" (Rick Bass).
verb. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. “Don't bother, please” synonyms: inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself. see more.
bothered meaning, definition, what is bothered: worried or upset: Learn more.
