Pestered — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

annoy persistently

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛstɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛstəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛstəd/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛstɚd/.

Examples

The children teased the boy because of his stammer
harassed working mothers
a harried expression

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bug beleaguer harassed badger pester vexed annoyed harried tease

Parts of Speech

verb	annoy persistently “The children teased the boy because of his stammer”
adjective	troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances “harassed working mothers”

Word Forms

tease	noun	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
teaser	noun	someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
badgerer	noun	someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
pesterer	noun	a persistently annoying person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belästigt

nervt andauernd

🇫🇷French

harcelé

ennuyer constamment

🇪🇸Spanish

molestado

molestar persistentemente

🇮🇹Italian

infastidito

infastidire con insistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

lastiggevallen

blijvend irriteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

incomodado

irritar persistentemente

🇷🇺Russian

приставал

постоянно раздражать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सताया

लगातार परेशान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পীড়িত

ক্রমাগত বিরক্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டது

தொடர்ந்து தொந்தரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

పీడించారు

పట్టుదలతో బాధించు

🇮🇳Marathi

छेडले

सतत त्रास देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેસ્ટર્ડ

સતત હેરાન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀಡಿಸಿದ

ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപദ്രവിച്ചു

സ്ഥിരമായി ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان

مسلسل پریشان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纠缠着

不断地惹恼

🇯🇵Japanese

せがまれた

しつこくイライラさせる

🇰🇷Korean

괴로움을 당하다

끈질기게 짜증나게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quấy rầy

khó chịu dai dẳng

🇹🇭Thai

รบกวน

รบกวนอย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

direcoki

mengganggu terus-menerus

🇵🇭Filipino

naguguluhan

patuloy na inisin

🇲🇾Malay

diganggu

mengganggu secara berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضايق

إزعاج باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

مزاحم

مزاحم مداوم

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatsız

ısrarla sinirlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הציק

לעצבן בהתמדה

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