| aggravate |
(informal) to bother or annoy. [1/2 definitions] |
| annoy |
to bother or disturb with irritating behavior. |
| badger |
to bother in a stubborn or persistent way; harass. [1/2 definitions] |
| bother |
When you interrupt or annoy someone while they are busy doing something, you bother them. [3/5 definitions] |
| bug |
to bother or annoy. [1/6 definitions] |
| disturb |
When something disturbs another thing, it interrupts it, especially by making noise. If a thing or person disturbs someone, they bother them or interrupt what they are doing. [1/3 definitions] |
| eat |
to bother or disturb. [1/5 definitions] |
| exasperate |
to bother or annoy to the point of causing anger. |
| harass |
to trouble or bother again and again. |
| hassle |
(informal) to bother or cause trouble for. [1/2 definitions] |
| heckle |
to bother a public speaker or performer by saying rude things or asking annoying questions. |
| inconvenience |
the quality of causing bother or making things difficult. [1/3 definitions] |
| irritate |
to anger or bother. [1/2 definitions] |
| jangle |
to bother or upset very much. [1/4 definitions] |
| leave alone |
to not touch or bother; not interfere with. [1/2 definitions] |
| mind |
When you mind something, you don't like it or it upsets you in some way. If you DON'T MIND something, it is OK with you. It doesn't bother you. [1/5 definitions] |
| nag1 |
to bother by complaining or asking for something again and again; pester. [2/3 definitions] |
| pester |
to bother again and again. |
| plague |
to bother or annoy. [1/4 definitions] |
| prey |
to bother or distress. [1/6 definitions] |
| respect |
If you respect another person's wishes, you don't go against what they want. If you respect someone's need to be alone, you don't bother them when they want to be alone. If your grandmother respects that you don't like to be hugged too much, then she accepts that and doesn't hug you too much. When you respect another person's wish or opinion, you accept it or give some value to it. [1/7 definitions] |