English Dictionary: Bother! | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Bother! | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bother \Both"er\, n. One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bother \Both"er\, 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}. Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bother \Both"er\, v. i. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. Without bothering about it. --H. James. |