Used in a Sentence

bothered

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bothered.

Editorial note

I don't think anybody who isn't bothered now will become bothered up until it affects them directly.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Annoyed; irritated.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bothered gathered in one view.

adjective

Annoyed; irritated.

adjective

Caring about something; discomposed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bothered.

Example sentences

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I don't think anybody who isn't bothered now will become bothered up until it affects them directly.

2

Without automation, most people simply couldn't be bothered to post the same thing twice.

3

I like the idea of asynchronous collaboration, but I'm bothered by the other 80% of this article.

4

I grew up playing King's Quest and Space Quest, and none of his complaints really bothered me.

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Sometimes you get a guy who really just can't be bothered who gives minimal comments leading you to wonder if they've even read it.

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Unfortunately, I really can't think of any way to convince anyone else they should be bothered.

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If website operators can't be bothered to ensure they're not distributing malware, I think we have a duty to protect ourselves.

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As Piwik ignores DNT requests by itself, I guess nobody bothered to disable the snippet on server side when DNT is detected.

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I'm a backer — I expect the book might contain some Ruby code because it's pretty readable though I'm bothered either way.

10

I said nothing about having time or not, nor did I share any mindset, nor did I say whether I was bothered.

11

It bothered me when I paid $39.99 for a poorly written technical manual.

12

Also, div's by definition have no semantic meaning, and that's a good thing—those who bothered to care know that tables for layout had their share of accessibility issues.

Quote examples

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Lots of effort went into studying the problem, so it most definitely isn't an issue of "can't be bothered".

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> Lots of effort went into studying the problem, so it most definitely isn't an issue of "can't be bothered".

3

"We just can't be bothered" or "we don't think they're much good, and we don't have a need for them" would be a much more realistic answer.

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>or they figure out the "thankless" part faster than men // Or men figure out the "thankless" part equally quickly but aren't as bothered to receive encouragement from others as the women?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bothered in a sentence?

I don't think anybody who isn't bothered now will become bothered up until it affects them directly.

What does bothered mean?

Annoyed; irritated.

What part of speech is bothered?

bothered is commonly used as adjective.