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Bother vs Troble - What's the difference?

bother | troble |

As verbs the difference between bother and troble

is that bother is to annoy, to disturb, to irritate while troble is .

As nouns the difference between bother and troble

is that bother is fuss, ado while troble is .

As an interjection bother

is a mild expression of annoyance.

bother

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
    • Would it bother you if I smoked?
  • To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
    • Why do I even bother to try?
  • * Henry James
    • without bothering about it
  • To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
    • You didn't even bother to close the door.

    Synonyms

    * (annoy, disturb ): annoy, disturb, irritate, put out, vex * See also

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive'' or the ''gerund (-ing) . See

    Noun

  • Fuss, ado.
    • There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
  • * '>citation
  • Trouble, inconvenience.
    • Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother .

    Interjection

  • A mild expression of annoyance.
  • * 1926 , A A Milne, Winnie the Pooh'', Methuen & Co., Ltd., Chapter 2 ''...in which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place :
    • "Oh, help!" said Pooh. "I'd better go back."
    "Oh, bother !" said Pooh. "I shall have to go on."
    "I can't do either!" said Pooh. "Oh, help and bother !"

    Synonyms

    * blast, dang (US ), darn

    Related terms

    * be bothered * bothered * bothersome English control verbs

    troble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1882-89, author=, title=A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV., chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=His rage and troble both pronounce him guiltles Of this attempt, which makes mee rather doubt Hee may proove too seveare in his revendge, Which I with all indevour will prevent Yet to the most censorious I appeale, What coold I lesse have doone to save myne honor From suffringe beneathe skandall? '' }}

    Verb

    (trobl)

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