Bother and Confound

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Bother

Bother verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.
Usage example: the stranger lurking outside her office building bothered her
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Confound and bother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Confound" instead a verb "Bother".
Nearby Words: bothered, bothersome, botheration, bothering

Confound

Confound verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly
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Bother and confound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Confound".
Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly

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sense bother sense confound sense
man bother man confound man
guy bother guy confound guy
people bother people confound people
Other words: characters, times, readers.

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  • Useful Notes / PC vs. Console To further confound it, there's the fact that the PC Format is constantly evolving, and nobody is able to stay "on top", even the most dedicated PC gamers don't bother to stay "on the top" because nobody can afford it.
    Source: Useful Notes / PC vs. Console
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Confound and Bother. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bother/confound
Bother & Confound. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bother/confound>.
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