Why bother Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

—used to say that something is not worth the trouble "I'll try calling again." "Why bother?" Learn More About why bother. Share why bother. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut whybother idiom SaveWord Definitionofwhybother —usedtosaythatsomethingisnotworththetrouble"I'lltrycallingagain.""Whybother?" LearnMoreAboutwhybother Sharewhybother PosttheDefinitionofwhybothertoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofwhybotheronTwitter DictionaryEntriesNearwhybother why whybother whydah SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforwhybother Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Whybother.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/why%20bother.Accessed6Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster WORDOFTHEDAY cerulean SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommadate accommodate accomodate acommodate Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases 'Apricity'andOtherRareWintryWords Hiemal,brumation,&rarewintrywords Isit'OnRoute'or'EnRoute'? Onyourwaytogoodspelling Merriam-Webster'sWordsoftheWeek-Dec.31 Fromtheweekending12/31/2021 AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames AdvancedVocabularyQuiz Toughwordsandtoughercompetition. Takethequiz NaughtyorNice Aquizofvicesandvirtues Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz