[noun] [U], exclamationI don't want to be a bother, but would you mind typing this for me?I had a bit of bother getting hold of his phone number.(UK informal) I got into a spot of bother (= a small amount of difficulty) with my bank manager when I wasn't paid on time.(UK informal) There was a spot of bother (= fighting) in town last night."Oh bother!" exclaimed Chris as it started to rain, "I've left my umbrella at home."
BOTHER
Meaning of BOTHER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012