bother
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈbɑːðər/
:
molestia
- You guys have done so much for me, and... I... I don't want to be a bother anymore, you know?
Examples
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I hope the authorities did not present too much of a bother to you in Baldur's Gate.
Fiction book (1992) -
The sunflower seeds were a bother, with shells getting stuck in my throat.
Fiction book (1990) -
Am I really being this much of a bother?
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No, no, no, it's no bother.
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Oh, we don't want to be a bother.
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I don't want to be a bother.
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Transferring files from the Classic to the Scholar need not be a bother if students follow the procedure below.
Academic text (2000) -
But I'm sure it won't be too much of a bother.
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Sorry for the bother.
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I hope my continuous questions are not too much of a bother during your presentation.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation with fighting or strong arguments that disturbs people
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3.0
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
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9.2
A person or thing that is very annoying and difficult to deal with
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4.3
A thing that causes trouble or discomfort
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4.5
A situation that causes extra work or annoyance
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3.6
A person or thing that annoys others and causes trouble
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7.2
A person or thing that often causes trouble
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2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
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3.2
A person or thing that bothers you
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4.1
A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble
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4.8
A small problem that causes some trouble
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6.3
A person or thing that keeps causing trouble for someone
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7.0
Something that keeps causing you trouble or worry
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
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Etymology
Bother may come from an old Irish word bodhar meaning 'deaf' or 'dull', or from similar old words for 'confuse'. So a bother became 'something that causes trouble or annoyance'.