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- Dictionarybothered/ˈbɒðəd/
adjective
- 1. concerned about something: "he was trying to play it cool and not look bothered"
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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 ]
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 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.
Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it. I usually buy sliced bread–it's less bother. The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother. Most men hate the bother of shaving.
[transitive] to annoy, worry or upset somebody; to cause somebody trouble or pain. bother somebody The thing that bothers me is… That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting). She has been bothered by a leg injury. ‘I'm sorry he was so rude to you.’ ‘It doesn't bother me.’.
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).
The word bother has many shades of meaning, but most of them involve trouble of some sort. You might wonder why you should bother to follow a recipe, until you taste what you've made without one. As a verb, bother can mean that you take the trouble to do something.
