The difference between Bother and Disturb
When used as nouns, bother means fuss, ado, whereas disturb means disturbance.
When used as verbs, bother means to annoy, to disturb, to irritate, whereas disturb means to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
Bother is also interjection with the meaning: a mild expression of annoyance.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bother and Disturb
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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."
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Disturb as a verb (transitive):
to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
Examples:
"The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam."
"The performance was disturbed twice by a ringing mobile phone."
"A school of fish disturbed the water."
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Disturb as a verb (transitive):
to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
Examples:
"A mudslide disturbed the course of the river."
"The trauma disturbed his mind."
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Disturb as a verb (intransitive):
to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
Examples:
"A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer."
"His behaviour is very disturbing."
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Disturb as a noun (obsolete):
disturbance
Examples:
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