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kiusata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
  • badger noun A burrowing, mostly nocturnal mammal known for its black-and-white striped face and stocky build.
  • beleaguer verb To surround a place with an army in order to attack it.
  • bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  • bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  • gig noun A single performance booking for a musician or entertainer.
  • harass verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • inconvenience noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
  • pester verb To bother someone repeatedly or persistently.
  • pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
  • spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
  • tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
  • vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

kiusata is used for these senses in English:

  • annoy (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
  • badger (transitive) To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
  • beleaguer To vex, harass, or beset.
  • bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
  • gig (transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
  • harass To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
  • inconvenience To bother; to discomfort.
  • pester (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

badger — full definition

  1. noun A burrowing, mostly nocturnal mammal known for its black-and-white striped face and stocky build.
  2. verb To repeatedly pester or nag someone until they give in or respond.
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