accostverb [ T often passive ]
uk/əˈkɒst/us/əˈkɑːst/formalto go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way:
I'm usually accosted by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- butt in
- buttonhole
- chime
- chip in
- cut the crap! idiom
- heckle
- horn in
- interject
- interpose
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shush
- shut
- sock
- speak
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- strike
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