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pestered

The child pestered his mother for a cookie.

Definition

Adjective: - Troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances: Describes a state of being bothered, annoyed, or harassed repeatedly by minor irritations or demands.

Usage

The adjective "pestered" describes a person who is experiencing persistent, nagging trouble or annoyance. It often implies a sense of being worn down by continuous, small-scale bothersome actions. - It typically modifies a person (e.g., a pestered parent, a pestered employee). - It conveys a feeling of exasperation due to repeated, often trivial, disturbances.

Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The pestered manager finally closed his office door to get some work done.
    • She had a pestered look after answering the same question from customers all day.
    • He felt pestered by the constant notifications on his phone.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be pestered by/with something": This common construction specifies the source of the annoyance.
    • The celebrity was pestered by photographers everywhere she went.
    • I'm pestered with doubts about my decision.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pester (verb): To trouble or annoy someone with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
    • The children would pester their mother for candy.
  • Pestering (noun/adjective): The act of pestering, or describing something that pesters.
    • The constant pestering became unbearable. (noun)
    • He ignored the pestering questions. (adjective)
Synonyms
  • Harassed: Strained and exhausted by constant demands.
  • Harried: Bothered, troubled, or worried.
  • Vexed: Annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
  • Plagued: Afflicted persistently, as if by a nuisance.
  • Badgered: Pestered persistently.
Antonyms
  • Untroubled: Not disturbed or worried.
  • Placated: Soothed or calmed, especially after being angry.
  • Left in peace: Not disturbed or bothered.
pestered

The child pestered his mother for a cookie.

Adjective
  1. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
    • harassed working mothers
    • a harried expression
    • her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
    • the vexed parents of an unruly teenager

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