The difference between Annoy and Bother
When used as nouns, annoy means a feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes, whereas bother means fuss, ado.
When used as verbs, annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts, whereas bother means to annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
Bother is also interjection with the meaning: a mild expression of annoyance.
check bellow for the other definitions of Annoy and Bother
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Annoy as a verb (transitive):
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
Examples:
"Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off."
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Annoy as a verb (intransitive):
To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
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Annoy as a verb (transitive):
To molest; to harm; to injure.
Examples:
"to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade"
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Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):
A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
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Annoy as a noun (now, _, rare, literary):
That which causes such a feeling.
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Bother as a verb (transitive):
To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
Examples:
"Would it bother you if I smoked?"
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Bother as a verb (intransitive):
To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
Examples:
"Why do I even bother to try?"
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Bother as a verb (intransitive):
To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
Examples:
"You didn't even bother to close the door."
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Bother as a noun:
Fuss, ado.
Examples:
"There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book."
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Bother as a noun:
Trouble, inconvenience.
Examples:
"Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother."