Bother and Itch

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

Itch and bother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Itch" instead a verb "Bother".

Itch

Itch verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: don't let her snide put-downs itch you—just ignore her

Bother and itch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Itch".

Nearby Words: itchy, itching, itched

How words are described

awful awful bother awful itch
weird weird bother weird itch

Common collocations

bit bother bit itch bit
Cite this Source
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