bothers
Causes minor annoyance
Bothers is the plural of bother—annoyances or sources of trouble: I don't have time for these bothers.
More commonly, bothers is the verb: to disturb, irritate, or cause inconvenience.
The noise bothers me.
Don't bother locking up—I'll be right back.
To not be bothered is to lack motivation or concern: I couldn't be bothered to reply.
Provokes mild anger
- irksMildly annoys
- vexesCauses annoyance or distress
- pestersAnnoys persistently
- nagsPesters without ceasing
aggravates · exasperates · grates · hassles · bugs · needles · badgers · harasses
Distressing difficulties
- inconveniencesMinor difficulties or bothers
- exertionsVigorous physical efforts
- painsHurts or great care
- fussAgitated, unnecessary concern
hassle · difficulty · strain · struggle · toil · burden · imposition · nuisance
Distressing difficulties
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- disquietsCauses mental unease
- disconcertsDisturbs someone's composure
- discomfitsFrustrates and embarrasses
unnerves · perturbs · agitates · distresses · alarms · worries · concerns · dismays
Persistent mental unease
- troublesDistressing difficulties
- anxietiesPersistent mental unease
- caresFeels concern about
- preoccupationsDominant mental concerns
misgivings · apprehensions · unease · qualms · reservations · doubts · fears · dreads
Breaks another's speech
- disruptsInterferes with normal operation
- imposesForces acceptance of
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- barges inEnters without permission
meddles · interferes · oversteps · invades · trespasses · obtrudes · infringes · impinges
irritates
Provokes mild anger
nags · aggravates · exasperates · grates · hassles · bugs · needles · badgers · harasses · provokes
troubles
Distressing difficulties
- inconveniencesMinor difficulties or bothers
- exertionsVigorous physical efforts
- painsHurts or great care
fuss · hassle · difficulty · strain · struggle · toil · burden · imposition · nuisance · chore
troubles
Distressing difficulties
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- disquietsCauses mental unease
- disconcertsDisturbs someone's composure
discomfits · unnerves · perturbs · agitates · distresses · alarms · worries · concerns · dismays · upsets
worries
Persistent mental unease
preoccupations · misgivings · apprehensions · unease · qualms · reservations · doubts · fears · dreads · hang-ups
interrupts
Breaks another's speech
- disruptsInterferes with normal operation
- imposesForces acceptance of
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
barges in · meddles · interferes · oversteps · invades · trespasses · obtrudes · infringes · impinges · uninvited
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- Daily hasslesred tape, paperwork, delays, traffic, waiting
- "gets" synonymsarrives, reaches, attains, achieves, accomplishes
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
bothershelps
Gives assistance to
assists · aids · facilitates · accommodates · supports
- don't botherDismissal of unnecessary effort
- hot and botheredAgitated, often with desire
- why botherRhetorical dismissal of effort
- couldn't be botheredUnwilling to make effort
- can't be botheredUnwilling to make effort
- be botheredFeel inclined to act
bother, bothered, bothering, bothersome, unbothered, botherer