to bother me
449
2.0
- phrasal verb
- /ˈbɑːðər mi/
:
molestar
- I wish you wouldn't bother me with your constant questions during the movie.
- really bothers me
- things bother me
- bother me so
And that always kind of bothers me a little bit.
- And that always kind of bothers me a little bit.
- OK, so it doesn't bother me at all because I'm bold.
- And, and I would, that would bother me a lot.
- and at one time that bothered me. It doesn't anymore
- And then you know, plus it bothers me to watch destruction on TATV.
- And then the second reason this bothers me is because it doesn't make sense.
- The only thing that really, really, really bothers me and worries me is the bed.
- I'm pretty good with pain, like tattoos don't bother me, piercings no problem.
- That's what bothers me about the way people react to you.
- My back was bothering me and and I was depressed.
- Now, if they say to you, these things don't bother me, OK, cool.
Examples
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And that always kind of bothers me a little bit.
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Bob, I'm driving away now and I don't want you to bother me again.
Fiction book (1991) -
We talk, and you do nothing but bother me.
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Some were a bit crowded, but that did not bother me, so I accepted it.
Academic text (2001) -
Now this really bothers me because this happens to me.
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so why are you bothering me?
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It's not what you say that bothers me... it's the way you say it...
Academic text (1992) -
It's just the little things that bother me, and I've never heard of that.
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And then the second reason this bothers me is because it doesn't make sense.
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Something really bothers me and I can't tell what it is.
Synonyms
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1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
368
6.0
To bother someone to make them angry or upset
302
4.0
Annoy someone again and again to make them feel worried or uncomfortable
246
1.0
Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions
153
2.5
Make someone feel deeply worried or upset
85
3.7
To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly
78
2.9
Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions
63
6.9
Make someone annoyed, often by small things
47
4.4
To bother someone again and again
34
3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
7
4.9
To bother someone again and again until they feel angry
7
7.0
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
1
7.6
To keep someone feeling slightly worried or annoyed
To keep asking or complaining to make someone do something
To annoy someone again and again with small problems
To cause someone a little trouble or discomfort
To disturb people or things
Antonyms
How Disturbing
Surface Forms
Morphology
bother + me
The meaning 'to disturb or annoy someone' is directly and transparently derived from the verb 'bother' (to cause annoyance) combined with the pronoun 'me' as the affected person, following a standard verb + object composition. This pattern is cross-linguistically common and uses simple, high-frequency words, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Bother me shows a simple image: bother is like someone poking, interrupting, or making trouble and me is the person who is stopped or upset. That's why it means 'to disturb or annoy'.