hounded
Dogged without mercy
Hounded is the past tense of hound, meaning to pursue or harass someone relentlessly.
The word draws on the image of hunting dogs chasing prey without letting up.
Someone who is hounded feels constantly pressured or followed, whether by creditors, reporters, or their own guilt.
She was hounded by the press after the scandal broke.
He felt hounded by his past mistakes.
Annoyed with persistence
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- naggedComplained repeatedly at someone
bothered · pressured · persecuted · hassled · plagued · hectored · harangued · berated
pestered
Annoyed with persistence
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
nagged · bothered · pressured · persecuted · hassled · plagued · hectored · harangued · berated · intimidated
chased
Followed to catch
stalked · followed · tailed · shadowed · traced · pursued · run-down · sought · dogged · beagled
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- reportersThose who gather news
journalists · press · cameras · spotlight · celebrity · exposure · intrusion · doorstepped · ambushed · sensationalized
houndedleft alone
Not interfered with
ignored · unbothered · let be · freed · released
- hound dogHunting breed with keen nose
- basset houndsLow-slung scent dogs
- hell houndInfernal canine creature
- booze houndHabitual excessive drinker
- publicity houndOne craving media attention
- glory houndOne pursuing acclaim greedily
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