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bothering

bothering definition

bothering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bother 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  bother 
 
  Sense  2 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bother 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  bother 
 
  Sense  2 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  get 
  =>  eat  into  fret,  rankle,  grate 
  =>  peeve 
  =>  ruffle 
  =>  fret 
  =>  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  madden 
  =>  hamstring 
  =>  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
  =>  antagonize,  antagonise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  bother 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  bother 
 
  6  senses  of  bother 
 
  Sense  1 
  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
  =>  strive,  reach,  strain 
 
  Sense  2 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
 
  Sense  3 
  trouble,  put  out  inconvenience,  disoblige,  discommode,  incommode,  bother 
  =>  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch 
 
  Sense  4 
  bother 
  =>  intrude,  irrupt 
 
  Sense  5 
  bother 
  =>  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up 
 
  Sense  6 
  bother 
  =>  confuse,  flurry,  consternate,  disconcert,  put  off 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  bother 
 
  bother  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  bother 
 
  Sense  5 
  bother 
  =>  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up 
 
  Sense  6 
  bother 
  =>  confuse,  flurry,  consternate,  disconcert,  put  off 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
  =>  strive,  reach,  strain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  =>  displease 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  trouble,  put  out  inconvenience,  disoblige,  discommode,  incommode,  bother 
  =>  affect,  impact,  bear  upon  bear  on  touch  on  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  bother 
  =>  intrude,  irrupt 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bother 
 
  The  verb  bother  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  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.  (16)  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (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") 
  3.  (8)  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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bother 
 
  The  verb  bother  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  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.  (16)  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil  --  (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") 
  3.  (8)  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) 



bothering definition