Bother

Both·er

Bother

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Bothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bothering

  1. To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

Bother

v. i.
  1. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
    Without bothering about it.
    — H. James.

Bother

n.
  1. One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.