Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 2
"The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 3
"Don''t bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 4
"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"
Type of:
negative stimulus
noun
Sense 5
an angry disturbance
"he didn''t want to make a fuss"
"they had labor trouble"
"a spot of bother"
verb
Sense 6
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
"Don''t bother, please"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
verb
Sense 7
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Type of:
displease
Verb group:
chafe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 8
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
55
Times Searched
3
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