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acosar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  • fatigue noun Extreme tiredness, whether physical or mental, from exertion or lack of rest.
  • harass verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
  • stalk noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.

Senses

acosar is used for these senses in English:

  • bully (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
  • bully (transitive) To act aggressively towards.
  • fatigue (transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
  • harass To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
  • henpeck (chiefly, by a wife) To nag persistently.
  • stalk (transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

bully — full definition

  1. noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  2. verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
  3. adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).

fatigue — full definition

  1. noun Extreme tiredness, whether physical or mental, from exertion or lack of rest.
  2. verb To make someone very tired through effort or exertion.
  3. noun (engineering) The weakening of a material caused by repeated stress over time.

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