GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Bother (), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bothered (); p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.] To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.
   
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   ☞ The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.
   
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   Bother, v. i. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
   
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   Without bothering about it. H. James.
   
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   Bother, n. One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, “to be in a bother”.
   
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