an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
Used in a Sentence
bother
How to use bother in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for bother.
Editorial note
She would yell at me when I wrote the letters wrong, it really seemed to bother her.
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Quick take
an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bother gathered in one view.
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bother.
noun
an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
noun
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
See also: annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction
verb
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
See also: trouble
verb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
verb
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
See also: trouble, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
verb
intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
verb
make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
verb
make confused or perplexed or puzzled
Example sentences
She would yell at me when I wrote the letters wrong, it really seemed to bother her.
They don't even bother to launder that dirty money.
I often find that I don't bother to write up a response to something because I know won't get a lot of attention.
Besides the fact that it does not say much for how you produce your content it also shows that you don't even bother to do your own fact checking.
Should I not bother?-When walking leaving my office and entering the hallway, how close should a person be entering the hallway from the opposite direction be before I wave or say hello.
Anecdote time:Back around 1996-8, Apple went through a spot of bother with the Powerbook range -- during the Amelio years, the number of models proliferated and the build quality fell through the floor.
It does everything that we routinely see listed on this very site as Best Practices:- Respond to customer feedback in a friendly and highly transparent manner.- Don't sugarcoat things that "everyone knows but no one admits"; they could have avoided showing the graphic artist photoshopping the burger, but everyone knows that they use photoshop, so why bother?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bother in a sentence?
She would yell at me when I wrote the letters wrong, it really seemed to bother her.
What does bother mean?
an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
What part of speech is bother?
bother is commonly used as noun, verb.