bother vs distress

distress vs bother

bother and distress both are nouns.

bother and distress both are verbs.

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

As verbs, distress is a hyponym of bother; that is, distress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bother:

bother: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
distress: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

Other hyponyms of bother include straiten.

bother (noun)	distress (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
an angry disturbance	psychological suffering
	extreme physical pain
	a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

bother (verb)	distress (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	cause mental pain to
make confused or perplexed or puzzled	bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
make nervous or agitated
intrude or enter uninvited
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Difference between bother and distress

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