October 14, 2011 - Word of the Day: bother

To bother someone is to cause trouble. Something or someone irritates a person. It's usually used as a verb:

• All that noise is bothering me.
• Tina is bothered by a pain in her stomach.
• Please don't bother that dog. He might bite you.
• Something is bothering me. Can we talk for a minute?
• Many people are bothered by the problems caused from global warming and climate change.
• Abdi doesn't like the smell of cigarette smoke. It bothers him.
• A: Are you bothered by all this rain?
• B: No, I'm not bothered by it at all.

Stop! That noise is bothering me!

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