| verb | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me” |
| verb | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress “I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me” |
| verb | change the arrangement or position of |
| verb | subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation “vex the subject of the death penalty” |
| verb | be a mystery or bewildering to “This beats me!” |
| annoyer | noun | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
| annoyance | noun | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
| botheration | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| bother | noun | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness |
| irritation | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| irritant | noun | something that causes irritation and annoyance |
| vexation | noun | the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed |
| vexer | noun | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
| devilment | noun | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
| deviltry | noun | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
| devilry | noun | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
| worry | noun | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness |
| worrying | noun | the act of harassing someone |
| puzzle | noun | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| puzzlement | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| puzzler | noun | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| mystification | noun | something designed to mystify or bewilder |
| mystifier | noun | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| mystery | noun | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
| bafflement | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| poser | noun | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem |
| bewilderment | noun | confusion resulting from failure to understand |
| stupefaction | noun | a feeling of stupefied astonishment |