Responsibility vs Bother - What's the difference?

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Responsibility is a related term of bother.

As nouns the difference between responsibility and bother

is that responsibility is the state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable 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.

responsibility

English

Noun

(responsibilities)

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

Responsibility is a heavy burden.

A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility !

The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world -

(military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).

(military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).

Synonyms

* responsibleness

References

* * * Feltus, C.; Petit, M. (2009). "Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security'', Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009. ''Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment

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