Word Type

Verb

Noun

Intj

The word "bother" can be used as verb, noun and intj.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

be bothered bebother bother one's arse botherance botheration bothered botherer botherless botherment bothersome father-bother merger not a bother on someone spot of bother

Etymologically Related To

pother potter

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

affect agitate bear on bear upon charge charge up commove confuse disconcert displease disturbance excite flurry impact intrude irrupt negative stimulus perturbation put off reach rouse strain strive touch touch on turn on

Manner Of

agitate confuse intrude

Related Terms

ado annoy annoyance annoyed be bothered being being annoyed bothered bothersome disturb fuss inconvenience irritate pester trouble worry

Similar Terms

chafe

Synonym Network

annoy annoyance blast fuss trouble trouble oneself

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