häiritä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
- bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
- disrupt verb To throw a process, system, or situation into confusion by interrupting its normal flow.
- disturb verb To interrupt someone's peace, quiet, or concentration.
- gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
- harass verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
- heckle verb To interrupt a speaker or performer with mocking comments or aggressive questions.
- incommode verb To make (someone) uncomfortable; to discomfort, to disturb, to trouble.
- interfere verb To get involved in something in a way that disrupts or is unwelcome.
- jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
- scarecrow noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.
Senses
häiritä is used for these senses in English:
- bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- bug (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- disturb (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
- disturb (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.
- gall (transitive, figurative) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- harass (specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
- harass To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
- heckle (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
bother — full definition
- verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
- verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
- noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
- intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.
bug — full definition
- noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
- noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
- noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
- noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
- verb To annoy or irritate someone.