bothered
adjective
[ ˈbɒðəd ]
• concerned about something.
• "he was trying to play it cool and not look bothered"
bother
verb
• take the trouble to do something.
• "scientists rarely bother with such niceties"
• (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone).
• "is there an issue that bothers you so much you'd campaign against it?"
Similar:
concern oneself,
trouble oneself,
mind,
care,
worry oneself,
burden oneself,
occupy oneself,
busy oneself,
take the time,
make the effort,
go to trouble,
inconvenience oneself,
give a damn,
give a hoot,
give a rap,
give a hang,
worry,
trouble,
concern,
perturb,
disturb,
disquiet,
disconcert,
unnerve,
fret,
upset,
distress,
alarm,
make anxious,
cause someone anxiety,
work up,
agitate,
gnaw at,
weigh down,
lie heavy on,
rattle,
faze,
discombobulate,
Origin:
late 17th century (as a noun in the dialect sense ‘noise, chatter’): of Anglo-Irish origin; probably related to Irish bodhaire ‘noise’, bodhraim ‘deafen, annoy’. The verb (originally dialect) meant ‘confuse with noise’ in the early 18th century.
