bother
- sense 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
- trouble_oneself trouble bother inconvenience_oneself
- strive reach strain
- tug labor labour push drive
- fight struggle
- try seek attempt essay assay
- sense 2: cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- annoy rag get_to bother get_at irritate rile nark nettle gravel vex chafe devil
- sense 3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
- trouble put_out inconvenience disoblige discommode incommode bother
- affect impact bear_upon bear_on touch_on touch
- sense 4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
- bother
- intrude irrupt
- enter come_in get_into get_in go_into go_in move_into
- sense 5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
- bother
- agitate rouse turn_on charge commove excite charge_up
- disturb upset trouble
- affect impress move strike
- sense 6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled
- bother
- confuse flurry disconcert put_off
- embarrass abash
- upset discompose untune disconcert discomfit
- arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke