distress vs bother

bother vs distress

distress and bother both are nouns.

distress and bother both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of distress include discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble.

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

distress (verb)	bother (verb)
cause mental pain to	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship	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

Difference between distress and bother

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