Bother and Mollify

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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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Mollify is an antonym for bother.

Mollify verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.

Usage example: an apology would probably mollify your friend

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Bother is an antonym for mollify.

name	bother name	mollify name
dragon	bother dragon	mollify dragon

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