Bother and Tease

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Bother

Bother noun - One who is obnoxiously annoying.

Usage example: the woman next-door is such a bother—always dropping in at the most inopportune moments!

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Tease is a synonym for bother in harass topic. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead the word "Bother" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: bothered, bothersome, botheration, bothering

Tease

Tease noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.

Usage example: she can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt

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Bother is a synonym for tease in annoy topic. You can use "Bother" instead the word "Tease" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as aggravate.

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

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person	bother person	tease person
people	bother people	tease people
children	bother children	tease children
audience	bother audience	tease audience
Other words: time, characters, bit, little, kids, friends, readers.

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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