Bother and Harass

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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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Harass is a synonym for bother in pester topic. In some cases you can use "Harass" instead the word "Bother" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like activity, behaviour, action, disturb.

Nearby Words: bothered, bothersome, botheration, bothering

Harass

Harass verb - Annoy continually or chronically.

Usage example: This man harasses his female co-workers

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Bother is a synonym for harass in annoy topic. You can use "Bother" instead the word "Harass" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as pester, activity, behaviour, action.

Nearby Words: harassed, harassing, harassment

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person	bother person	harass person
man	bother man	harass man
guy	bother guy	harass guy
people	bother people	harass people
Other words: children, family, someone, audience, time, characters, anyone, times, anybody, kids, friends.

Both words in one sentence

PLEASE DO NOT annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, harass, heckle, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize, or ruffle the animals.

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