pestered
Kept at incessantly
Pestered is the past tense of pester, meaning to annoy or bother with repeated requests or interruptions: She pestered him until he agreed to help.
The word suggests persistent, minor harassment rather than serious threat—children pester parents for treats, reporters pester celebrities for comments.
Complained repeatedly at someone
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
- hectoredPersistently intimidated verbally
- harpedRepeated tiresomely
nudged · prodded · reminded · pressured · urged · goaded · prompted · pushed
Annoyed or disturbed
- buggedIrritated or surveilled
- annoyedMildly vexed
- irritatedSlightly angered or bothered
- vexedAnnoyed or much-debated
aggravated · exasperated · irked · troubled · nettled · riled · galled · miffed
Persistently tormented
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- intimidatedMade fearful by threat
- stalkedFollowed stealthily with menace
victimized · persecuted · oppressed · targeted · heckled · taunted · baited · provoked
Mocked playfully
Interfered without invitation
- intrudedEntered uninvited
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- priedForced open or intruded
- snoopedInvestigated secretly, uninvited
encroached · interrupted · imposed · overstepped · barged in · butted in · stuck nose in
nagged
Complained repeatedly at someone
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
- hectoredPersistently intimidated verbally
harped · nudged · prodded · reminded · pressured · urged · goaded · prompted · pushed · dunned
bothered
Annoyed or disturbed
vexed · aggravated · exasperated · irked · troubled · nettled · riled · galled · miffed · peeved
harassed
Persistently tormented
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- intimidatedMade fearful by threat
stalked · victimized · persecuted · oppressed · targeted · heckled · taunted · baited · provoked · threatened
teased
Mocked playfully
meddled
Interfered without invitation
- intrudedEntered uninvited
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- priedForced open or intruded
snooped · encroached · interrupted · imposed · overstepped · barged in · butted in · stuck nose in
- drove someone nutsannoyed, irritated, frustrated, aggravated, exasperated
pesteredignored
Purposely not noticed
left alone · neglected · unbothered · unpestered · undisturbed
- pester powerChildren's commercial pressure tactic