Bother
Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.
Make fun of and bother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make fun of" instead a verb "Bother".
Make fun of
Bother and make fun of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Make fun of".
Both terms in one sentence
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Elliot: I honestly don't mind that you're making fun of me, but what does bother me is that no one is ever allowed to make fun of you.
Source: World of Snark -
In a multiplayer game, if there's a player yet to enter their name, the announcer will keep up mocking the first... up until it's time to make fun of the second player if they also don't bother with typing a name.
Source: Video Game / You Don't Know Jack
Cite this Source
Make fun of and Bother. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bother/make_fun_of
Bother & Make fun of. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bother/make_fun_of>.
Make fun of or Bother. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bother/make_fun_of.
