pester

pes·ter  (pstr)

tr.v. pes·tered, pes·ter·ing, pes·ters

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

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[Probably short for French empestrer, to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by pest), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *impstrire : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Vulgar Latin *pstria, a hobble, from Latin, feminine of pstrius, of a herdsman (from pstor, herdsman; see p- in Indo-European roots).]

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pester·er n.

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pester

Verb

to annoy or nag continually [Old French empestrer to hobble (a horse)]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pester - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" badger, beleaguer, bug, tease bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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pester

verb annoy, worry, bother, disturb, bug (informal) plague, torment, get at, harass, nag, hassle (informal) harry, aggravate (informal) fret, badger, pick on, irk, bedevil, chivvy, get on your nerves (informal) bend someone's ear (informal) drive you up the wall (slang) be on your back (slang) get in your hair (informal)

Translations

pester [ˈpɛstəʳ] vt → molestar, acosar

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pester [ˈpɛstəʳ] vt → importuner, harceler

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pester [ˈpɛstəʳ] vt → belästigen

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pester [ˈpɛstəʳ] vt → tormentare, molestare

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pester

v pester [ˈpestə]

to annoy (someone) frequently or continually He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق отегчавам dotírat (na), trápit plage; trygle plagen παρενοχλώ, γίνομαι φορτικός σε κπ. molestar, importunar, dar la lata tülitama پیله کردن؛ به ستوح آوردن piinata importuner לְהָצִיק सताना dodjavati,gnjaviti zaklat mengganggu angra infastidire, importunare 困らせる 괴롭히다 įkyrėti, grizinti nelikt mierā; uzmākties mendesak lastig vallen mase, plage, nedrenne nie dawać spokoju incomodar a bate la cap надоедать obťažovať, otravovať gnjaviti dosađivati plåga, besvära, trakassera รบกวน rahatsız etmek 使煩惱，糾纏 надокучати, дошкуляти ستانا، دق کرنا làm phiền 使烦恼，纠缠