vverb.emotionannoy persistentlySynset:badger beleaguer bug pester tease
Examples:- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
Derivationally Related Form:pestererteasebadgererteaser
Hypernyms:bedevil crucify dun frustrate rag torment
Inherited Hypernyms:teasetormentharassannoydisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: bug, pester) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: tease, beleaguer, badger)
adj satadj.allcausing irritation or annoyanceSynset:annoying bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
Examples:- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Antonyms:agreeable
Derivationally Related Form:plague
Inherited Hypernyms:annoying
Similar to:disagreeable