n.

1. an angry disturbance;
   fuss, trouble, hassle
   
   • he didn't want to make a fuss
   • they had labor trouble
   • a spot of bother
2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness;
   annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
   
   • 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

v.

1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself;
   trouble oneself, trouble, inconvenience oneself
   
   • He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
   • Don't bother, please
2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
   annoy, rag, get to, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
   
   • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
   • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to;
   trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
   
   • Sorry to trouble you, but...
4. intrude or enter uninvited
   
   • Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
5. make nervous or agitated
   
   • The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
6. make confused or perplexed or puzzled