as in harassment
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another
one more bothering, and I'm going to kick you out of here
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as in worrying
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
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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as in bugging
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it bothers me when obviously sick people go to movies and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing
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as in fretting
to experience concern or anxiety
just get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details
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as in distracting
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the boss's cryptic message about changes to the company bothered me
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Recent Examples of bothering
Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In many cases, states have stopped bothering to make legal justifications at all, the Human Rights Committee report warned.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Murray’s knee started bothering him prior to Denver’s first preseason game at Ball Arena, coach Michael Malone said Monday.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Its audience score fell sharply to a 46% but that was with only 50 or so viewers bothering to review it at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
But there’s another, more fundamental issue bothering him.
—Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
But the craziness exists at the exclusion of all else — the characters are all too busy to forge actual relationships — so that one wonders why anyone is bothering to make this film in the first place.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
But mainly, one of them has just been bothering him.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
What may be bothering California’s lawmakers is that the means for making and distributing forms of political propaganda are being democratized.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
Is the trend of sales taking a route that is bothering you?
—Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In many cases, states have stopped bothering to make legal justifications at all, the Human Rights Committee report warned.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Murray’s knee started bothering him prior to Denver’s first preseason game at Ball Arena, coach Michael Malone said Monday.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Its audience score fell sharply to a 46% but that was with only 50 or so viewers bothering to review it at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
But there’s another, more fundamental issue bothering him.
—Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024
But the craziness exists at the exclusion of all else — the characters are all too busy to forge actual relationships — so that one wonders why anyone is bothering to make this film in the first place.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
But mainly, one of them has just been bothering him.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
What may be bothering California’s lawmakers is that the means for making and distributing forms of political propaganda are being democratized.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bothering
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The hilarity of people worrying about toy safety/propriety is timeless.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Of course, the relationship could be less about the oil price itself and more about investors worrying over the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Israel.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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The boy’s life is organized around distracting himself, especially since his mother (Jodie Whittaker) works long days and nights as a nurse.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
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Officers were called around 7:45 p.m. Sunday to Sutter Street, off South First Street, in the city’s Washington-Guadalupe neighborhood for a report of a family disturbance at a home.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Kentucky man arrested after disturbance at polling place A man was arrested after showing up intoxicated and screaming at a Northern Kentucky polling location Tuesday afternoon, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The ingredient releases gradually overnight to restore elasticity, even out the skin tone, and minimize the appearance of wrinkles without irritating the skin.Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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Experts recommend looking for ingredients that are gentle yet effective—and avoiding harsh chemicals (like sulfates and parabens), heavy fragrances (like synthetic fragrances), or overly abrasive particles, since these things can all be irritating to the scalp.Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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That could cause lower crop yields and water shortages, aggravating global hunger.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Airborne dust poses the risk of aggravating respiratory diseases.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
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Google Chrome has started to remove ad blockers that don’t support its new Manifest V3 initiative, angering some users of the privacy preserving technology.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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