Confound and Pester

Confound

Confound verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.

Pester and confound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Confound".

Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly

Pester

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

Confound and pester are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confound" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

Common collocations

people confound people pester people
player confound player pester player
enemy confound enemy pester enemy
times confound times pester times
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