Bother

//ˈbɔðə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "bother" (543 found)

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Translations

257 translations across 59 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • moeite noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • pla verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • steur verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Albanian

3 entries
  • shqetësim noun (fuss, ado)
  • shqetësim noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • shqetësoj verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • σκύλλω verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • ἐνοχλῶ verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • ὀχλέω verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Arabic

4 entries
  • يَزْعَجْ intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • يُضَايِقْ intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • أزْعَجَ verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • كلف verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)

Armenian

1 entries
  • խանգարել verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • narahat etmək verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • мәшәҡәт noun (fuss, ado)
  • мәшәҡәт noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безпокойство noun (fuss, ado)
  • грижи noun (fuss, ado)
  • неприятности noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • безпокоя verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Catalan

3 entries
  • disturbar verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • molestar verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • perturbar verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Chinese

3 entries
  • мафан verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • 麻煩 /麻烦 verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • 齪嘈 /龊嘈 verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 鬧騰 /闹腾 noun (fuss, ado)
  • 麻煩 /麻烦 noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • 煩擾 /烦扰 verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • 費事 /费事 verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)

Czech

1 entries
  • vadit verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Danish

1 entries
  • mas noun (fuss, ado)

Dutch

4 entries
  • verdorie intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • moeite noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • moeite doen verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)
  • storen verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • ĝenaĵo noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • malordigi verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • perturbi verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Estonian

4 entries
  • nuhtlus noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • tülin noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • tülitama verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • tüütama verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Finnish

4 entries
  • voi sentään! intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • häiriö noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • hälinä noun (fuss, ado)
  • mekkala noun (fuss, ado)

French

4 entries
  • mince intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • zut! intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • bâdrer verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • bâdrer verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)

Galician

4 entries
  • aburar verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • amolar verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • gravecer verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • mornear verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Georgian

4 entries
  • თავის მოწყენა noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • მობეზრება noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • შეწუხება noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • გაღიზიანება verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

German

4 entries
  • Mist intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • verdammt intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • Schwierigkeiten noun (fuss, ado)
  • Umstände noun (fuss, ado)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Greek

1 entries
  • ενοχλώ verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • deranje verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • טרחה noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • הטריח את עצמו verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)
  • הפריע verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • טרח verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • a csudába intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • a fenébe intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • az ördögbe intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • teringettét intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • mál noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • vandamál noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • vesen noun (fuss, ado)
  • vesen noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • kiusata verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • rangata verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Irish

2 entries
  • stró noun (fuss, ado)
  • cuir isteach ar verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Italian

4 entries
  • agitazione noun (fuss, ado)
  • confusione noun (fuss, ado)
  • fastidio noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • incomodo noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 邪魔 noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries
  • ingisu noun (fuss, ado)
  • ingisu noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Ladin

2 entries
  • dé mpaz verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • sciaché verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Latvian

1 entries
  • traucēt verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • беспо́којство noun (fuss, ado)
  • гри́жи noun (fuss, ado)
  • неприја́тности noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • возне́мири verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Māori

4 entries
  • whakahōhā verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • whakapōnānā verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • whakararuraru verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • whakatōwenewene verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • bry noun (fuss, ado)
  • kluss noun (fuss, ado)
  • mas noun (fuss, ado)
  • bry verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Oromo

1 entries
  • rakkisuu verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Onjenieech noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • Ploag noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Polish

3 entries
  • kłopot noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • naprzykrzać się verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • niepokoić verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • credo! intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • droga! intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • porcaria! intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • incômodo noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Romanian

4 entries
  • agitație noun (fuss, ado)
  • deranj noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • incomodare noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • îngrijorare noun (fuss, ado)

Russian

4 entries
  • беспоко́ить verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • беспоко́иться verb (to feel care or concern)
  • трево́житься verb (to feel care or concern)
  • утруждать себя verb (to do something which is of negligible inconvenience)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • बाधति verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Santali

1 entries
  • ᱚᱡᱚᱨ noun (trouble, inconvenience)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • buair verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • cuir dragh air verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • sàraich verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • smetati verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Slovene

1 entries
  • nadlegováti verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Spanish

4 entries
  • caramba intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • joroba intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • rayos intj (mild expression of annoyance/irritation)
  • alboroto noun (fuss, ado)

Swedish

4 entries
  • besvär noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • bry sig om verb (to do something which is of negligible inconvenience)
  • idas verb (to do something which is of negligible inconvenience)
  • störa verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Tamil

1 entries
  • படுத்து verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Thai

4 entries
  • กวน verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • กวนใจ verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • ก่อกวน verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)
  • รบกวน verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Turkish

4 entries
  • bulaşmak verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • canını sıkmak verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • rahatsız etmek verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • sataşmak verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • турбо́ти noun (trouble, inconvenience)
  • турбува́тися noun (fuss, ado)
  • хвилюва́тися noun (fuss, ado)
  • турбува́ти verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • bezovta qilmoq verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Venetan

3 entries
  • dar fastidio verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)
  • preocuparse verb (to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something)
  • ronper verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • quấy rầy verb (to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to)

Welsh

2 entries
  • trafferthu verb (to do something which is of negligible inconvenience)
  • ymdrafferthu verb (to do something which is of negligible inconvenience)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.

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Don't bother to call on him.

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Don't bother to call me.

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Do not bother to come to my home.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.