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importunar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  • disturb verb To interrupt someone's peace, quiet, or concentration.
  • importune verb To bother, irritate, trouble.
  • inconvenience noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
  • 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.

Senses

importunar is used for these senses in English:

  • bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
  • disturb (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
  • henpeck (chiefly, by a wife) To nag persistently.
  • importune (transitive) To harass with persistent requests.
  • inconvenience To bother; to discomfort.
  • persecute To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
  • pester (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

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.

disturb — full definition

  1. verb To interrupt someone's peace, quiet, or concentration.
  2. verb To upset or trouble someone emotionally.

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