Synonyms: bother, botheration, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, annoyance, infliction
Definition: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Usage: 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
Similar words: negative stimulus
Definition: a stimulus with undesirable consequences
Synonyms: hassle, fuss, trouble, bother
Definition: an angry disturbance
Usage: he didn't want to make a fuss; they had labor trouble; a spot of bother
Similar words: perturbation, disturbance
Definition: activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
Usage: the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset; he looked around for the source of the disturbance; there was a disturbance of neural function
Synonyms: devil, irritate, get at, get to, gravel, rag, rile, bother, chafe, annoy, nark, nettle, vex
Definition: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Usage: Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me; It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Similar words: displease
Definition: give displeasure to
Synonyms: bother
Definition: make confused or perplexed or puzzled
Similar words: flurry, put off, disconcert, confuse
Definition: cause to feel embarrassment
Usage: The constant attention of the young man confused her
Synonyms: bother
Definition: make nervous or agitated
Usage: The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
Similar words: turn on, rouse, excite, charge, charge up, commove, agitate
Definition: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Usage: The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
Synonyms: bother
Definition: intrude or enter uninvited
Usage: Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
Similar words: intrude, irrupt
Definition: enter uninvited
Usage: They intruded on our dinner party; She irrupted into our sitting room
Synonyms: bother, trouble, trouble oneself, inconvenience oneself
Definition: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
Usage: He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday; Don't bother, please
Similar words: strain, strive, reach
Definition: to exert much effort or energy
Usage: straining our ears to hear
Synonyms: incommode, inconvenience, trouble, bother, discommode, disoblige, put out
Definition: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Usage: Sorry to trouble you, but...
Similar words: touch, touch on, impact, affect, bear on, bear upon
Definition: have an effect upon
Usage: Will the new rules affect me?