Synonyms of bother
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Another word for bother is devil. Other synonyms of bother are trouble, inconvenience, hassle, disturb and provoke.
Synonyms and similar words for bother
verbTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- annoyTo disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- disturbTo confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- inconvenienceTo bother; to discomfort.
- irritateTo provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- put outTo cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb.
- vexTo annoy, irritate.
- aggravateTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
- nettle
- rankle
- ruffleTo disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- sting
- burn someone's assTo irritate, bother, grind one's gears.
- antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- disgruntleTo make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
- botherateTo bother.
- bug
- get
- grate
- burn upTo anger; to annoy.
- bedevilTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- acerbate formal
- cheese off slangTo annoy.
- devilTo annoy or bother.
- exasperateTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- frustrateTo cause stress or annoyance.
- get up
- grotch
- hack off
- hassleTo trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- irkTo irritate; annoy; bother.
- jazzTo distract or pester.
- molestTo annoy, trouble, or afflict.
- mommick US, dialectalTo harass or bother (someone or something).
- narkTo annoy or irritate.
- pee off slangSynonym of piss off (all senses).
- peeveTo annoy; vex.
- peeve offSynonym of annoy or piss off.
- persecute
- piqueTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- piss off vulgarTo annoy, anger.
- provokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- rileTo stir or move from a state of calm or order.
- rile upTo rile; to aggravate.
- roilTo annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
- stormTo disturb or trouble (someone).
- test someone's patienceTo begin to frustrate someone.
- tick off Canada, USTo annoy, aggravate.
- troubleIn weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- try one's patience
- wind upTo upset; to anger or distress.
- Idioms:
- boil someone's piss vulgarTo irritate someone very much; to make someone very annoyed.
- chap someone's hideTo annoy someone; get on someone's nerves.
- get on someone's nervesTo annoy or irritate someone; to bother someone.
- get on someone's tits vulgarTo annoy or irritate.
- get on someone's wickTo annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
- get someone's back upTo annoy or anger someone.
- get someone's dander upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's goatTo annoy or infuriate someone.
- get someone's Irish upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's nanny
- get someone's nanny-goat
- get under one's goat
- get under someone's skin
- give someone the shits Australia, colloquialTo annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.
- grind one's gearsTo annoy or irritate one.
- harsh one's mellowTo spoil one's good mood or to annoy one.
- put someone's back upSynonym of get someone's back up: to annoy someone.
- raise someone's hacklesTo annoy or anger someone.
- rub someone the wrong wayTo cause someone irritation, discomfort or annoyance, often unintentionally, because of one's behavior, manner...
- rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someone.
- ruffle someone's feathersTo unease, cause discomfort to someone.
- tee off slangTo irritate, vex, or annoy.
- torque off USTo annoy, distress, or anger.
- agitateTo disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
- freak
- bring downTo make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- discomposeTo destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
- unstring
- disconcertTo upset the composure of; to startle.
- perturbTo disturb (someone, their mind, etc.) mentally; to bother, trouble, upset.
- throw off balanceTo unsettle, to catch by surprise.
- unsettleTo make upset or uncomfortable.
- upset
- flurry
- nerve rareTo get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).
- enturbulate nonstandardTo agitate or disturb; to upset, harass.
- mortify obsoleteTo affect with vexation or chagrin.
verbTo feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
verbTo take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
- go to the troubleTo make an effort.
- take the troubleTo make the effort (to do something); to bother.
nounFuss, ado.
- adoTrouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
- argy-bargy UKA noisy disagreement, often with some fighting.
- bangarang
- brouhahaA stir; a fuss or uproar.
- bunfight
- bustle
- bust-upAn angry argument.
- chaos
- ferment
- clamourUK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- clatter
- commotion
- disruption
- disturbance
- flap
- flutter
- foofaraw
- fracasA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- furor
- fussExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
Meaning of bother
- verb To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- verb Damn; curse.
- verb To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
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