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bothered

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Annoyed; irritated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: annoyed, angry, aggravated, agitated, bothered, exasperated, frustrated, irritable, irritated, irked, peeved, pestered, pissy, ratty, shitty, sore, tired, vexed, bee in one's bonnet, have it in for, hot and bothered, hold a grudge, brassed off, browned off, cheesed off, peed off, pissed off, PO'd, teed off, ticked off

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Caring about something; discomposed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm not bothered if he chooses to ignore our anniversary. It's his problem.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arsed, fucked

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of bother

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

caused to show discomposure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • refused to be fazed by the objections

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: daunted, fazed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vaivaantunut — Caused to show discomposure
  • Finnish: kiusaantunut — Caused to show discomposure
  • German: geärgert — Caused to show discomposure
  • Manx: boirit — Caused to show discomposure
  • Māori: pāhahu — Caused to show discomposure
  • Russian: беспоко́йный (bespokójnyj) — Caused to show discomposure
  • Russian: взволнованный (vzvolnovannyj) — Caused to show discomposure