Assure and Bother

Assure

Assure verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

Bother is an antonym for assure.

Nearby Words: assurance, assuring, assuredness, assurer, assuror

Bother

Bother verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: it bothers me when obviously sick people go to concerts and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing

Assure is an antonym for bother in harass topic.

Common collocations

hero assure hero bother hero
people assure people bother people
children assure children bother children
audience assure audience bother audience
Other words: bit, citizens, times, kids, friends, readers.

Both words in one sentence

  • They don't bother their heads about the bathroom requisites, that I can assure you.
  • Even when they realize the patient probably has a secret, they only occasionally bother to try to talk the patient alone or assure them they will keep the secret.
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