can't be bothered



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can't be bothered

Unwilling or disinclined to make the effort necessary to do or accomplish something. (Used in the present and past tenses almost interchangeably.) I can't be bothered to clean all those dishes after dinner, so I'll just leave them in the sink until the morning. A: "Did you go to Sarah's party last night?" B: "Nah, couldn't be bothered."
See also: bother

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Manjula-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
KyleKIEL, KIE-əlEnglish
RidleyRID-leeEnglish (Rare)
FlorrieFLAWR-eeEnglish
Macarenamah-kah-RE-nahSpanish
Soroush-Persian Mythology, Persian