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pester

  (pĕs'tər) pronunciation
tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

To harass with petty annoyances; bother. See synonyms at harass.

[Probably short for French empestrer, to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by PEST), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre : Latin in-, in; see in–2 + Vulgar Latin *pāstōria, a hobble, from Latin, feminine of pāstōrius, of a herdsman (from pāstor, herdsman).]

pesterer pes'ter·er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: pester

verb

  1. To disturb by repeated attacks: annoy, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, plague, tease, torment, worry. See feelings, pain/pleasure.
  2. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides: badger, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, harass, harry, hound, importune, plague, solicit. See attack/defend.

 
Antonyms: pester

v

Definition: bother, harass
Antonyms: delight, make happy, please


 
WordNet: pester
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: annoy persistently
  Synonyms: tease, badger, harass, bug, beleaguer


 
Translations: Translations for: Pester

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - plage, bestorme

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan iemands kop zeuren, lastig vallen

Français (French)
v. tr. - harceler, harceler/poursuivre (qn) de ses assiduités

Deutsch (German)
v. - nerven, belästigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (παρ)ενοχλώ, δαιμονίζω, παρασκοτίζω, πειράζω, βασανίζω, γίνομαι τσιμπούρι σε

Italiano (Italian)
tormentare, importunare, stuzzicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aborrecer, incomodar

Русский (Russian)
докучать, надоедать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acosar, importunar, molestar, fastidiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ansätta, plåga, trakassera

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使烦恼, 纠缠

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使煩惱, 糾纏

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 괴롭히다, 들볶다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悩ませる, 困らせる, 悩ます
n. - じゃま, 厄介者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزعج, يضايق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נדנד (בדרישות), הטריד‬


 
 

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