To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides

• bedevil

  1. To spoil; ruin.
  2. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.
  3. To plague diabolically; torment; harass

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  1. To spoil; ruin.
  2. To possess with or as if with a devil; bewitch.
  3. To plague diabolically; torment; harass

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• beleaguer

  1. To surround with troops; besiege:
  2. To beset, as with difficulties; harass
  3. To vex, harass, or beset.

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  1. To surround with troops; besiege:
  2. To beset, as with difficulties; harass
  3. To vex, harass, or beset.

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• beset

  1. To trouble persistently; harass.
  2. To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
  3. To cover or set thickly with; stud

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  1. To trouble persistently; harass.
  2. To attack from all sides; harass or besiege
  3. To cover or set thickly with; stud

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• besiege

  1. (Figuratively) To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
  2. To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  3. To crowd around; hem in:

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  1. (Figuratively) To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
  2. To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  3. To crowd around; hem in:

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• harass

  1. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  2. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry

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  1. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  2. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry

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• harry

  1. To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms:
  2. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
  3. To raid, esp. repeatedly, and ravage or rob; pillage; plunder

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  1. To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms:
  2. To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
  3. To raid, esp. repeatedly, and ravage or rob; pillage; plunder

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• hound

  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To pressure or force from a place or situation:
  3. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:

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  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To pressure or force from a place or situation:
  3. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:

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• importune

  1. (Archaic) To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.
  2. To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.
  3. To trouble with requests or demands; urge or entreat persistently or repeatedly

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  1. (Archaic) To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.
  2. To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.
  3. To trouble with requests or demands; urge or entreat persistently or repeatedly

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• pester

  1. To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
  2. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
  3. To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex

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  1. To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
  2. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
  3. To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex

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• plague

  1. To cause suffering or hardship for:
  2. To be a widespread or continuous problem or defect in:
  3. To afflict with a plague

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  1. To cause suffering or hardship for:
  2. To be a widespread or continuous problem or defect in:
  3. To afflict with a plague

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• solicit

  1. To approach for some immoral purpose, as a prostitute does
  2. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  3. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.

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  1. To approach for some immoral purpose, as a prostitute does
  2. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  3. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.

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To torment with persistent insult or ridicule

• bait

  1. To put food, etc. on (a hook or trap) to lure animals or fish
  2. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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  1. To put food, etc. on (a hook or trap) to lure animals or fish
  2. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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• bullyrag

  1. To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.
  2. (Informal, Dial.) To bully, intimidate, or browbeat
  3. To taunt someone

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  1. To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.
  2. (Informal, Dial.) To bully, intimidate, or browbeat
  3. To taunt someone

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• heckle

  1. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.
  2. To annoy or harass (a speaker) by interrupting with questions or taunts
  3. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.

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  1. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.
  2. To annoy or harass (a speaker) by interrupting with questions or taunts
  3. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.

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• hector

  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
  3. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
  3. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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• hound

  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
  3. To pressure or force from a place or situation:

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  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
  3. To pressure or force from a place or situation:

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• taunt

  1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner:
  2. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
  3. To drive or provoke (a person) by taunting

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  1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner:
  2. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
  3. To drive or provoke (a person) by taunting

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• needle

  1. To sew or do similar work with a needle.
  2. To prick, pierce, or stitch with a needle.
  3. To sew, puncture, etc. with a needle

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  1. To sew or do similar work with a needle.
  2. To prick, pierce, or stitch with a needle.
  3. To sew, puncture, etc. with a needle

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• ride

  1. To sit on or in and control so as to move along
  2. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  3. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:

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  1. To sit on or in and control so as to move along
  2. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  3. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:

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