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Meaning of bother

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bother
      n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss";
           "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss},
           {trouble}, {bother}, {hassle}]
      2: 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" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration},
         {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the ass}]
      v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
           not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
           bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {trouble},
           {bother}, {inconvenience oneself}]
      2: 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"
         [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother}, {get at},
         {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {gravel}, {vex},
         {chafe}, {devil}]
      3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble
         you, but..." [syn: {trouble}, {put out}, {inconvenience},
         {disoblige}, {discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]
      4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while
         she is grading term papers"
      5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered
         him and made his heart beat faster"
      6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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