botheredboth‧ered /ˈbɒðəd $ ˈbɑːðərd/ adjective [not before noun] 
Examples
He doesn’t seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers.bothered that No one else seemed bothered that Grandfather wasn’t there.► see thesaurus at worried2not bothered especially British English if you are not bothered about something, it is not important to you: ‘What film do you want to see?’ ‘I’m not bothered.’bothered about He’s not bothered about getting the facts right. → hot and bothered at hot1(12)
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Nobody seemed bothered that Grandpa wasn't there.
- After one hundred days of world peace, all surviving were to put it mildly, a little bothered and regretful.
- I can see you're not happy at the moment, all restless and. bothered.
- If it is Narouz, and the Khedive is bothered, we can tell Narouz to get out of the country quick.
- Luckily she appeared so insignificant with all the bags that no one bothered to give her a second glance.
- She had got herself all hot and bothered and she felt much safer in the water than she had in the barn.
- When a man as attractive as Crilly makes an attempt to leave the circle, the girls get bothered.
THESAURUS► worried
Phrases not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen: · I was worried that you had forgotten our date.· It’s awful if you are worried about money.· I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all.
► anxious worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried, and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened: · A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs.· Anxious relatives waited for news.
► nervous worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax: · Everyone feels nervous before an exam.· The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous.
► uneasy a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen: · When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy.· The total silence was making me feel uneasy.
► concerned formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world: · Many people are concerned about the current economic situation.· Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl.
► bothered [not before noun] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences: · She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news.
► troubled very worried, so that you think about something a lot: · She fell into a troubled sleep.· a troubled expression· ‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’
► apprehensive especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like: · I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long.
► stressed (out) informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life: · He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out.· an extremely stressed single mother
Longman Language Activatorlazy► lazy someone who is lazy does not like work or physical activity, and tries to avoid it: · Marian didn't do well at school. She was intelligent, but very lazy.· Get up, you lazy thing! It's nearly lunchtime.a lazy day/week etc (=a time when you relax and do not work hard): · We spent a lazy afternoon at the beach.· The lazy days of summer are finally here.
► idle someone who is idle is lazy and does not do enough work -- used to show strong disapproval: · Wake up that idle young brother of yours and tell him it's time for school!the idle rich (=rich people who do not have to work to earn money): · Painting is a favorite hobby of the idle rich.bone idle British (=very lazy): · That husband of hers is bone idle. No wonder the house is such a mess.
► can't be bothered/couldn't be bothered British spoken if you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you have decided not to do it because it is not interesting to you and you are feeling too lazy: · When I asked her to help me she said that she couldn't be bothered.can't be bothered to do something: · My hairdresser says I should use a hairdryer to dry my hair, but I can't be bothered to do it every day.· They complain so much about the government, but they can't be bothered to vote.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► not botheredPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hot and bothered
1worried or upsetbothered about- He is not bothered in the slightest by the dark or confrontation.
- I have challenged the prospective Labour candidate in Harrow, West to do so, but he has not bothered to reply.
- Or has he not bothered to work it out?
- Selfishly, I felt hurt that he had not bothered to get in touch with me.
- The National Capital Planning Commission, peering far into an imaginary future, is not bothered with such real-life difficulties.
- The purpose of the purchase, according to the magazine, was to ensure that the Chiracs were not bothered by neighbours.
- We are also not bothered about being famous or number one in the charts.
- You are not bothered whether the house is detached or semi-detached, but you do not want to live on an estate.
- I sit, all hot and bothered, suffering, and mention this.
- It was too unsettling, made her feel too hot and bothered.
- Not everyone, however, is hot and bothered.
- She had got herself all hot and bothered and she felt much safer in the water than she had in the barn.
He doesn’t seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers.bothered that No one else seemed bothered that Grandfather wasn’t there.► see thesaurus at worried2not bothered especially British English if you are not bothered about something, it is not important to you: ‘What film do you want to see?’ ‘I’m not bothered.’bothered about He’s not bothered about getting the facts right. → hot and bothered at hot1(12)