straiten vs bother

straiten is not a noun while bother is a noun.

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

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

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

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

straiten (noun)	bother (noun)
	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
	an angry disturbance

straiten (verb)	bother (verb)
squeeze together	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