What does "bother" mean?
Bother: To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother. Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.
Additional senses
- 2.To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. Without bothering about it. H. James.
- 3.One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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