bother vs nuisance

bother and nuisance both are nouns.

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

As nouns, bother and nuisance are synonyms defined as:

bother and nuisance: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Other synonyms of bother include annoyance, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck.

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

bother: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
nuisance: (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

Other hyponyms of bother include irritant, thorn, plague.

bother (noun)	nuisance (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
an angry disturbance	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

bother (verb)	nuisance (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
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