Interruption vs Bother - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between interruption and bother

is that interruption is the act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted while bother is fuss, ado.

As a verb bother is

to annoy, to disturb, to irritate.

As an interjection bother is

a mild expression of annoyance.

interruption

English

Noun

(en noun)

The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

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A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

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