ahdistaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- depress verb To make someone feel sad, low, or hopeless.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
- hector verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
- oppress verb To control or treat a group of people unfairly and cruelly, often by force.
- pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
- squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
- wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.
Senses
ahdistaa is used for these senses in English:
- depress To make depressed, sad or bored.
- distress To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
- dog (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
- hector (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
- oppress (transitive) To make sad or gloomy.
- pursue (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]
- squeeze (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- wring Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
depress — full definition
- verb To make someone feel sad, low, or hopeless.
- verb To push something down, or to reduce activity or value (especially in an economy).
distress — full definition
- noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
- verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.
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