fret vs bother

fret and bother both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of fret include annoy, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.

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

Other hypernyms of fret include annoy, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.

fret (noun)	bother (noun)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)	an angry disturbance
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
agitation resulting from active worry

fret (verb)	bother (verb)
wear away or erode	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
remove soil or rock	make confused or perplexed or puzzled
cause friction	make nervous or agitated
be too tight; rub or press	intrude or enter uninvited
decorate with an interlaced design	take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
carve a pattern into	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets