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bother
noun [U] (EFFORT) /ˈbɒð.ər/
/ˈbɑː.ðɚ/ Definition
› trouble or problems: I can take you - it's really no bother. Some people don't get married because they don't want the bother (= they don't want to make the effort that is necessary). Please don't go to any bother on my account (= don't make any special effort for me). It hardly seems worth the bother to go all that way just for two nights.UK I had a bit of bother getting hold of his phone number.Inconvenience
(Definition of bother noun (EFFORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pain (in the neck) idiom
- a pain in the arse/backside idiom
- aggravation noun (TROUBLE)
- aggro noun
- awkward adjective (EMBARRASSING)
- bore noun (NOT INTERESTING)
- disturbance noun
- drag noun (BORING THING)
- fag noun (TROUBLE)
- hassle noun
- have fun and games idiom
- imposition noun (EXPECTING)
- inconvenience noun
- inconvenience verb
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