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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

  1. verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  2. verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
  3. noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
  4. intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.

bug — full definition

  1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
  3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
  4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
  5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

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