Bother and Persecute

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Bother

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

Usage example: I am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me

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Persecute is a synonym for bother in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Persecute" instead a verb "Bother", when it comes to topics like action, tease, irritate.

Nearby Words: bothered, bothersome, botheration, bothering

Persecute

Persecute verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Usage example: people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith

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Bother is a synonym for persecute in harass topic. You can use "Bother" instead a verb "Persecute", if it concerns topics such as behaviour, action, tease, wrong.

Nearby Words: persecution, persecutor, persecuting

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man	bother man	persecute man
people	bother people	persecute people
family	bother family	persecute family
anyone	bother anyone	persecute anyone
Other words: humans.

Both words in one sentence

PLEASE DO NOT annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, harass, heckle, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize, or ruffle the animals.

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