Appease and Bother

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Appease

Appease verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.
Usage example: candy often appeases an upset toddler
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Bother is an antonym for appease.
Nearby Words: appeasement, appeasing, appeasable

Bother

Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.
Usage example: I am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me
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Antonyms for Bother
Appease is an antonym for bother in harass topic.
Nearby Words: bothered, bothersome, botheration, bothering
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Common collocations

person appease person bother person
people appease people bother people
dragon appease dragon bother dragon
citizens appease citizens bother citizens
Other words: kids.
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