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Meanings of bother in English
Something which annoys.
Synonyms
Examples for "pain"
Examples for "pain"
1
Indeed, the same choice may bring great happiness yet also great pain.
2
Spinal fractures, however, can lead to more problems than just chronic pain.
3
The questions about work, back satisfaction, and pain medication showed good agreement.
4
Patients reported improved future outlook despite continued concern about pain and chronicity.
5
Because, despite my best intention, the pain in my words rang clear.
1
However, our local curmudgeon claims it creates 'a great level of annoyance'.
2
Background: Noise annoyance is associated with adverse health-related conditions and reduced wellbeing.
3
In standardized interviews, information was obtained on environmental and work noise annoyance.
4
Irene became the colour of the rose; her eyes flashed with annoyance.
5
Leesil's voiced betrayed an annoyance Magiere could hear growing into open outrage.
1
The paymasters and the receivers are the greatest nuisance in the state.
2
I allowed I wouldn't make a nuisance of myself, however, by asking.
3
But at the moment it presented itself simply as a confounded nuisance.
4
Come up from behind and grab me for committing a public nuisance.
5
Death is nothing; it is the dying that is such a nuisance.
1
That night we were spared the customary infliction of the shower bath.
2
His face was a puckered protest at the infliction of animal life.
3
To find me so comfortable under the infliction perplexed and disconcerted him.
4
The lance of Montgomery had not yet rid France of that infliction.
5
Neither threat of hell nor the infliction of physical punishment has availed.
1
The farmer stretched out his hand for the pipe that allayeth botheration.
2
What is it, Mr. Charles, what on earth is the botheration about?
3
An irritating botheration at a crucial stage of the cross-sea season?
4
Arthur, since that news came, I have felt overwhelmed with worry and botheration.
5
What is all this botheration about Sir Isaac and the rest of you?
1
The constant interruptions and micro-management was a perpetual pain in the ass.
2
Sometimes that means I have to be a pain in the ass.
3
No, not too much because Israel is a pain in the ass.
4
You know, you're getting to be a real pain in the ass.
5
And she's a real pain in the ass, they all say that.
1
Responders indicating pain in the neck or upper limb area were included.
2
A journalist and a pain in the neck -and the back.
3
You know, you're the biggest pain in the neck in the world.
4
Frankly, on the surgical front he was a pain in the neck.
5
A three-hour time difference sure was a pain in the neck.
Usage of bother in English
1
It's the increasing number of extreme weather events that directly bother pets.
2
They probably won't even bother to question her, she's so far gone.
3
The emissary didn't bother to wait for an answer to his question.
4
Strictly speaking, I should not have used the word 'bother', should I?
5
I'm sorry to bother you, but I need to ask you something.
6
That icy water doesn't seem to bother them a bit, Lisa said.
7
Fewer still bother to visit the college or talk to current students.
8
A lot of young people won't bother voting in the forthcoming election.
9
The question was so rhetorical that Stormgren didn't bother to answer it.
10
Zuckerberg didn't have a good answer, though that didn't bother him much.
11
It's worth asking whether the green deal is worth all the bother.
12
She didn't bother going home first, as it was already late afternoon.
13
Some 60 per cent of the electorate did not bother to vote.
14
There's a new directive they didn't bother to tell us about before.
15
Vaylo did not bother to point out the two problems with this.
16
Jenny didn't bother to answer, just clicked off and got to work.
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Translations for bother
Catalan
Bother through the time
Bother across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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