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Bother vs Disrupt - What's the difference?

bother | disrupt |

In lang=en terms the difference between bother and disrupt

is that bother is to do something which is of negligible inconvenience while disrupt is to interrupt or impede.

As verbs the difference between bother and disrupt

is that bother is to annoy, to disturb, to irritate while disrupt is to throw into confusion or disorder.

As a noun bother

is fuss, ado.

As an interjection bother

is a mild expression of annoyance.

As an adjective disrupt is

(obsolete) torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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

    disrupt

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To throw into confusion or disorder.
  • To interrupt or impede.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • To improve a product or service in ways that displaces an established one and surprises the market.
    • The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.

    Related terms

    * disruptable, disruptible * disruption * disruptive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

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