bother vs bear upon

bother is a noun but bear upon is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bother	Yes	No	Yes	No
bear upon	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

bother (noun)	bear upon (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
an angry disturbance

bother (verb)	bear upon (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	have an effect upon
make confused or perplexed or puzzled
make nervous or agitated
intrude or enter uninvited
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to