bother!

Definition of bother! in English English dictionary: To do something at one's own inconvenience
Why do I even bother to try?.; Fuss, ado
There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.; Trouble, inconvenience
Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother.; To do something which is of negligible inconvenience
You didn't even bother to close the door.; A mild expression of annoyance
I can't do either! said Pooh. Oh, help and bother!.; To annoy, to disturb, to irritate
Would it bother you if I smoked?.; {v} to vex, tease; intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers; make confused or perplexed or puzzled make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"; One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother; To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome; an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"; If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you. Is something bothering you? That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me It bothered me that boys weren't interested in me Never bother about people's opinions. + bothered both·ered I was bothered about the blister on my hand I'm not bothered if he has another child; If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother? and he does not bother with a helmet either; To do something at ones own inconvenience; take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"; to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but "; If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy. I just can't be bothered to look after the house; {i} effort; nuisance; something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"; {f} annoy, harass; make an effort; worry, be concerned; To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"; Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it. I usually buy sliced bread -- it's less bother Most men hate the bother of shaving. = trouble; make confused or perplexed or puzzled; hot and bothered: see hot; make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"; make confused or perplexed or puzzled make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers; intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"; If someone bothers you, they talk to you when you want to be left alone or interrupt you when you are busy. We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish; To annoy, to disturb; take trouble