1. (

• fuss ,
• trouble ,
• bother ,
• hassle

) an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" ;

2. (

• annoyance ,
• bother ,
• botheration ,
• pain ,
• infliction ,
• pain_in_the_neck ,
• pain_in_the_ass

) 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" ;

1. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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 ;