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Noun
S:
(n)
fuss (fuss%1:11:00::)
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trouble (trouble%1:11:01::)
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bother (bother%1:11:00::)
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hassle (hassle%1:11:00::)
(an angry disturbance)
"he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
S:
(n)
annoyance (annoyance%1:09:00::)
,
bother (bother%1:09:00::)
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botheration (botheration%1:09:00::)
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pain (pain%1:09:01::)
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infliction (infliction%1:09:00::)
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pain in the neck (pain_in_the_neck%1:09:00::)
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pain in the ass (pain_in_the_ass%1:09:00::)
(something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness)
"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"
Verb
S:
(v)
trouble oneself (trouble_oneself%2:41:00::)
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trouble (trouble%2:41:01::)
,
bother (bother%2:41:00::)
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inconvenience oneself (inconvenience_oneself%2:41:00::)
(take the trouble to do something; concern oneself)
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
S:
(v)
annoy (annoy%2:37:00::)
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rag (rag%2:37:01::)
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get to (get_to%2:37:00::)
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bother (bother%2:37:00::)
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get at (get_at%2:37:00::)
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irritate (irritate%2:37:00::)
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rile (rile%2:37:00::)
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nark (nark%2:37:00::)
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nettle (nettle%2:37:00::)
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gravel (gravel%2:37:00::)
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vex (vex%2:37:00::)
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chafe (chafe%2:37:00::)
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devil (devil%2:37:00::)
(cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
S:
(v)
trouble (trouble%2:41:00::)
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put out (put_out%2:41:00::)
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inconvenience (inconvenience%2:41:01::)
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disoblige (disoblige%2:41:00::)
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discommode (discommode%2:41:00::)
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incommode (incommode%2:41:00::)
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bother (bother%2:41:01::)
(to cause inconvenience or discomfort to)
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
S:
(v)
bother (bother%2:38:00::)
(intrude or enter uninvited)
"Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
S:
(v)
bother (bother%2:37:03::)
(make nervous or agitated)
"The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
S:
(v)
bother (bother%2:37:02::)
(make confused or perplexed or puzzled)