[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to annoy; give trouble to; pester :His little sister kept bothering him for candy.", "to cause unease, anxiety, or worry in (someone):I hadn't realized how much being in a small boat bothers me until we got into choppy waters.Synonyms: disturb , molest , irritate , vex , harass", "to bewilder; confuse :His inability to understand the joke bothered him."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself:Don't bother to call. He has no time to bother with trifles."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother.", "effort, work, or worry:Gardening takes more bother than it's worth.", "a worried or perplexed state:Don't get into such a bother about small matters.", "someone or something that bothers or annoys:My cousin is a perpetual bother to me."]}, {"Bold_text": "interjection", "List Items": ["Chiefly British.(used to express mild irritation.)"]}]