pester
verb/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/UK/ˈpɛstɚ/US
Etymology
In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs).
- derived from empestrer
Definitions
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
- He pestered me with questions.
- She pestered him to help her.
To crowd together thickly.
A bother or nuisance.
- By now I presumed I had become a real pester.
The neighborhood
- synonymbadger
- synonymbait
- synonymbedevil
- synonymbeleaguer
- synonympersecute
- synonymbug
- synonymdevil
- synonymbeset
- synonymchevy
- synonymgive someone grief
- synonymharass
- synonymharry
- antonymget out of someone's ear
- antonymget out of someone's face
- antonymget up off
- antonymgive someone a break
- antonymleave alone
- antonymlet alone
- antonymlay off
- antonymtolerate
- neighborpest
- neighborpick on
- neighborannoy
- neighborbepester
- neighborcyberharass
- neighborheckle
- neighboroverharass
- neighborsexually harass
- neighbortroll
Derived
bepester, pesterable, pesterer, pesteringly, pesterment, pesterous, pester power, pestersome, pestery, unpestered
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA