bother vs affect

affect vs bother

bother and affect both are nouns.

bother and affect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bother	Yes	No	Yes	No
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, affect is a hypernym of bother; that is, affect is a word with a broader meaning than bother:

bother: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
affect: have an effect upon

Other hypernyms of bother include bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

bother (noun)	affect (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
an angry disturbance

bother (verb)	affect (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	act physically on; have an effect upon
make confused or perplexed or puzzled	have an effect upon
make nervous or agitated	make believe with the intent to deceive
intrude or enter uninvited	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself	connect closely and often incriminatingly
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Difference between bother and affect

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