accost
Approach and demand
To accost someone is to approach and address them, typically in a bold or unwelcome manner.
The word often implies aggressive or intrusive contact: A stranger accosted me on the street demanding money.
It can also suggest sexual harassment or solicitation: She was accosted by a man outside the bar.
Face squarely, address directly
- challengeTest of ability
- approachWay of handling something
- faceHead's anterior surface
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
address · corner · buttonhole · waylay · intercept · stop · halt · detain
Request with persistence
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- importunePress with repeated requests
- begAsk with desperation
- panhandleGeographic arm of territory
hustle · tout · canvass · petition · appeal · entreat · request · plead
Speak to formally
- speakProduce words aloud
- callContact by phone
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- greetAcknowledge upon meeting
salute · challenge · question · interrogate · demand · confront · engage · interrupt
Aggressively unfriendly
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- harassingPersistently tormenting another
pestering · hounding · badgering · hassling · pressuring · coercing · bullying · assailing
confront
Face squarely, address directly
encounter · address · corner · buttonhole · waylay · intercept · stop · halt · detain · block
solicit
Request with persistence
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- importunePress with repeated requests
- begAsk with desperation
panhandle · hustle · tout · canvass · petition · appeal · entreat · request · plead · implore
address
Speak to formally
greet · salute · challenge · question · interrogate · demand · confront · engage · interrupt · interject
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
harassing · pestering · hounding · badgering · hassling · pressuring · coercing · bullying · assailing · attacking
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