nnoun.eventan angry disturbanceSynset:bother fuss trouble
Examples:- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
Derivationally Related Form:botherhassle
Hypernyms:disturbance perturbation
Inherited Hypernyms:fussperturbationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actdisorderly fightingSynset:dogfight rough-and-tumble scuffle tussle
Derivationally Related Form:tusslescuffle
Hypernyms:combat fight fighting scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:hasslefightconflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:hasslefightconflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.emotionannoy continually or chronicallySynset:beset chevvy chevy chivvy chivy harass harry molest plague provoke
Examples:- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
Derivationally Related Form:provocationharassermolestationprovokerplaguehassleharrierharassmentprovocative
Hypernyms:annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Inherited Hypernyms:harassannoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:bedevilcrucifydunfrustrategoadhazeneedleragtorment
Full Troponyms:hamstringhazemaddenneedlepersecutepurgeteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: provoke) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: molest, harry, hassle, plague)