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bothering
Overview of verb bother
The verb bother has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (18) trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself -- (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please")
2. (16) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (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")
3. (8) trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...")
4. bother -- (intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers")
5. bother -- (make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster")
6. bother -- (make confused or perplexed or puzzled)
Antonyms of verb bother
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bother
6 senses of bother
Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
=> strive, reach, strain
=> tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> fight, struggle
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> displease
Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
bother
=> intrude, irrupt
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Sense 5
bother
=> agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
=> disturb, upset, trouble
=> affect, impress, move, strike
Sense 6
bother
=> confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
=> embarrass, abash
=> upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bother
1 of 6 senses of bother
Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> get, get under one's skin
=> eat into, fret, rankle, grate
=> peeve
=> ruffle
=> fret
=> harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
=> antagonize, antagonise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bother
6 senses of bother
Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
=> strive, reach, strain
Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> displease
Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
Sense 4
bother
=> intrude, irrupt
Sense 5
bother
=> agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
Sense 6
bother
=> confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
'Cause To' of verb bother
Derived Forms of verb bother
3 of 6 senses of bother
Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
RELATED TO>(noun) botheration#1
=> irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
RELATED TO>(noun) botheration#2
=> annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
RELATED TO>(noun) bother#2
=> annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
RELATED TO>(noun) botheration#1
=> irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
RELATED TO>(noun) botheration#2
=> annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
RELATED TO>(noun) bother#1
=> fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
Sense 5
bother
RELATED TO>(noun) botheration#1
=> irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
RELATED TO>(noun) botheration#2
=> annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Domain of verb bother
Domain Terms of verb bother
Familiarity of verb bother
bother used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb bother
6 senses of bother
Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 4
bother
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
bother
EX: The bad news will bother him
EX: The performance is likely to bother Sue
Sense 6
bother
EX: The bad news will bother him
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bother
6 senses of bother
Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
> strive, reach, strain
=> extend oneself
=> kill oneself, overexert oneself
=> trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
> displease
=> annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> repel, repulse
=> dissatisfy
Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> strike a blow
=> repercuss
=> tell on
=> redound
=> stimulate, excite
=> process, treat
=> hydrolize, hydrolise
=> tinge, color, colour, distort
=> queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril
=> hit, strike
=> subject
=> trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
=> influence, act upon, work
=> slam-dunk
Sense 4
bother
> intrude, irrupt
=> break in
=> bother
=> barge in, crash, gate-crash
=> move in on
Sense 5
bother
> agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
=> hype up, psych up
=> bother
=> pother
=> electrify
Sense 6
bother
> confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
=> fluster
=> bother
=> distract, deflect
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bother
Sense 5
bother
=> agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
Sense 6
bother
=> confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
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Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
=> strive, reach, strain
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Sense 2
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> displease
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Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
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Sense 4
bother
=> intrude, irrupt
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Grep of verb bother
bother
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