Words with a similar base: bother, botheration

'bother'
[fuss.n.02] as in: an angry disturbance

Examples:
he didn't want to make a fuss
they had labor trouble
a spot of bother


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'bother'
[annoyance.n.04] as in: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Examples:
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


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'bother'
[trouble_oneself.v.01] as in: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

Examples:
He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
Don't bother, please


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'bother'
[annoy.v.01] as in: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Examples:
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves


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'bother'
[trouble.v.02] as in: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Examples:
Sorry to trouble you, but...



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'bother'
[bother.v.04] as in: intrude or enter uninvited

Examples:
Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers


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'bother'
[bother.v.05] as in: make nervous or agitated

Examples:
The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster


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'bother'
[bother.v.06] as in: make confused or perplexed or puzzled


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