Bother
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To annoy, to disturb, to irritate. To do something at one's own inconvenience. To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Fuss, ado. Trouble, inconvenience.
Part of speech: interjection
Definition: A mild expression of annoyance.
Example sentence: I'm not a big fan of psychoanalysis: I think if you have mental problems what you need are good pills. But I do think that if you have thinks that bother you, things that are unresolved, the more that you talk about them, write about them, the less serious they become.
Fuss
Part of speech: noun
Definition: (countable or uncountable) excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about somethinga complaint or noisean exhibition of affection or admirationFuture Utah Student Section or Former Utah Student Section
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to be very worried or excited about something, often too much.to fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry somethingTo show affection for, esp. animals.To pet.
Example sentence: Knowing that the 'Sex and the City' chicks now rack up almost two centuries between them, why do some of us fuss and hiss about a bit of retouching on their forthcoming film poster?