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bother
noun as in trouble, inconvenience
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Strong matches
ado, annoyance, anxiety, bellyache, botheration, bustle, care, concern, difficulty, distress, drag, exasperation, flurry, fuss, headache, irritant, irritation, molestation, nudge, nuisance, pain, perplexity, pest, plague, pother, pressure, problem, strain, to-do, trial, trouble, vexation, worriment, worry
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verb as in harass, annoy; give trouble
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aggravate, alarm, bore, disgust, dismay, disturb, embarrass, exacerbate, hinder, hurt, irk, irritate, nag, perplex, perturb, plague, scare, torment, trouble, upset, worry
Strong matches
afflict, agitate, badger, bedevil, browbeat, concern, cross, discommode, disconcert, displease, disquiet, distress, eat, exasperate, goad, grieve, harry, impede, inconvenience, insult, molest, needle, nudge, pain, pester, provoke, pursue, ride, spite, tantalize, taunt, tease, vex
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verb as in take the trouble
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Example Sentences
"They are going to say what they want to say anyway so why bother worrying about it," the 34-year-old said.
Certainly, some of the criticisms of the original law apply equally to the amendment that covers XL bullies - including the point of the view that the most irresponsible owners don't bother to comply with it.
"He was the nicest person you could ever meet, so kind, never bothered anyone," she said.
Words couldn’t accurately describe what he did, so his teammates didn’t bother trying.
She now wishes she "hadn't bothered" with the tribunal system.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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