bother (
http://definr.com/bother)
n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn:
fuss,
trouble,
hassle]
2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "a bit of a bother" [syn:
annoyance,
nuisance,
botheration,
pain,
pain in the neck, {pain in the
ass}]
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn:
trouble oneself,
trouble, {inconvenience
oneself}]
2: cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations:
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It
irritates me that she never closes the door after she
leaves" [syn:
annoy,
rag,
get to,
get at,
irritate,
rile,
nark,
nettle,
gravel,
vex,
chafe,
devil]
3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn:
trouble,
put out,
inconvenience,
disoblige,
discommode,
incommode]
4: intrude or enter uninvited: "Don't bother the professor
while she is grading term papers"
5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered
him and made his heart beat faster"
6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled