LekhoriLekhoriTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
Would it bother you if I smoked?
To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
Why do I even bother to try?
Fuss, ado.
There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
A mild expression of annoyance.
[H]e suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said "Bother!" and "Oh blow!" and also "Hang spring-cleaning!" and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.
Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, pr...
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