1718, also bauther, bather, bodder, "to bewilder, confuse;" 1745 as "give trouble to," probably from Anglo-Irish pother, because its earliest use was by Irish writers (Sheridan, Swift, Sterne). Perhaps from Irish bodhairim "I deafen." Related: Bothered; bothering. As a noun from 1803.
Don't bother, please
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers
The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
a spot of bother
a bit of a bother
botanical
botanist
botany
botch
both
bother
botheration
bothersome
botony
Botox
botryo-
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