Decrease and Bother

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• An angry disturbance.
  • usage: "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
  • synonyms: fuss, trouble, hassle
• Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.
  • usage: "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
  • synonyms: annoyance, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

verb

• Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.
  • usage: "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
  • synonyms: trouble oneself, trouble, inconvenience oneself
• Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
  • usage: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
  • synonyms: annoy, rag, get to, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
• To cause inconvenience or discomfort to.
  • usage: "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
  • synonyms: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode
• Intrude or enter uninvited.
  • usage: "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
• Make nervous or agitated.
  • usage: "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
• Make confused or perplexed or puzzled. .

• (v.i.) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
• (n.) One who or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
• (v.t.) To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.