belästigen — meaning in English

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.
• chafe noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
• fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
• 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.
• hound noun A dog, especially a breed bred for hunting by scent or sight.
• importune verb To annoy or trouble someone.
• persecute verb To treat someone cruelly or unfairly over a long period, often because of their race, religion, or beliefs.
• pester verb To bother someone repeatedly or persistently.
• solicit verb To ask for or try to obtain something, often persistently or formally.
• stalk noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
• trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.

Senses

belästigen is used for these senses in English:

• annoy (transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.
• badger (transitive) To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
• beleaguer To vex, harass, or beset.
• chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
• chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
• fret (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
• gall (transitive, figurative) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
• harass To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.

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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