Console and Pester

Opposite meaning words

Console verb - To ease the grief or distress of.

Usage example: the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral

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Pester is an antonym for console.

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Usage example: one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing

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Console is an antonym for pester.

Nearby Word: pestering

console sister

pester sister

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