bother vs touch

touch vs bother

bother and touch both are nouns.

bother and touch both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

bother (noun)	touch (noun)
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
an angry disturbance	the feel of mechanical action
	a distinguishing style
	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

bother (verb)	touch (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	have an effect upon
make confused or perplexed or puzzled	color lightly
make nervous or agitated	comprehend
intrude or enter uninvited	make a more or less disguised reference to
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself	consume
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between bother and touch

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