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                    as in to worry
                                                
              
          
                                                      to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation                                       
              
                             I am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to annoy
                                                
              
          
                                                      to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts                                       
              
                             it bothers me when obviously sick people go to movies and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to fret
                                                
              
          
                                                      to experience concern or anxiety                                       
              
                             just get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to disturb
                                                
              
          
                                                      to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy                                       
              
                             the boss's cryptic message about changes to the company bothered me                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in hurry
                                                
              
          
                                                      a state of noisy, confused activity                                       
              
                             the whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in nuisance
                                                
              
          
                                                      one who is obnoxiously annoying                                       
              
                             the woman next-door is such a bother—always dropping in at the most inopportune moments!                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in headache
                                                
              
          
                                                      something that is a source of irritation                                       
              
                             returning damaged goods is a real bother                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in frustration
                                                
              
          
                                                      the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts                                       
              
                             never let his personal bothers interfere with his responsibilities at work                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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