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   bother

   /ˈbɒðə/

   verb

   • 1. take the trouble to do something: "scientists rarely bother with such niceties"
   • 2. (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone): "is there an issue that bothers you so much you'd campaign against it?" Similar concern oneselftrouble oneselfmindcareworry oneselfburden oneselfoccupy oneselfbusy oneselftake the timemake the effortgo to troubleinconvenience oneselfinformal:give a damngive a hootgive a rapgive a hangworrytroubleconcernperturbdisturbdisquietdisconcertunnervefretupsetdistressalarmmake anxiouscause someone anxietywork upagitategnaw atweigh downlie heavy oninformal:rattlefazediscombobulateOpposite comfort
   • ▪ feel concern about or interest in: "don't bother about me—I'll find my own way home"
   • ▪ cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them: "I'm sorry to bother you at this time of night" Similar disturbtroubleworryinconvenienceput outimpose onpesterbadgerharassmolestplaguebesettormentnaghounddogchivvyharryannoyupsetirritatevexprovokenettletry someone's patiencemake one's hackles riseinformal:hasslebuggive someone a hard timeget in someone's hairget on someone's caserub up the wrong waydrive up the wallget up someone's noseridedevilmitherheavyrarkrare:discommode

   noun

   • 1. effort, trouble, or difficulty: "he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech" Similar troubleeffortexertionstraininconveniencefussbustlehustle and bustledisruptionpainsinformal:hassle
   • ▪ a person or thing that causes annoyance or difficulty: "I hope she hasn't been a bother" Similar nuisancepestpalaverrigmarolejobtrialtribulationbindboredraginconveniencedifficultytroubleproblemirritationannoyancevexationinformal:hassleperformancepantomimesong and danceheadachepainpain in the neckpain in the backsidenyaffskelfpain in the buttnarkvulgar slang:pain in the arsepain in the ass

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express mild irritation or impatience: British "‘Bother!’ she muttered"

   Word Origin early 18th century (originally in the sense ‘confuse with noise’): of Anglo-Irish origin; perhaps a variant of pother, or perhaps borrowed from Irish bodhar ‘deaf, confused’.

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   What does it mean if a man is a bother?

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   What does'sorry to be a bother' mean?

   • Hence, “sorry to be a bother” works in the same way as “sorry to bother you” and it is a great professional alternative. We can use “bother” as an adjective here to describe ourselves as a person who is wasting someone else’s time.

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   What does it mean if you don't bother to do something?

   • If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy . Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days. [VERB to-infinitive] Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it. [VERB verb-ing]

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