Bother and Repel

Bother

Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

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

Repel

Repel verb - To drive back.

Bother and repel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead a verb "Repel".

Nearby Words: repelled, repelling

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

man bother man repel man
people bother people repel people
time bother time repel time
anyone bother anyone repel anyone
Other words: humans.
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