Disarm and Pester

Disarm

Disarm verb - To lessen the anger or agitation of.
Usage example: her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm

Pester is an antonym for disarm.

Nearby Words: disarming, disarmament

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.
Usage example: one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing

Disarm is an antonym for pester.

Nearby Word: pestering

Common collocations

people disarm people pester people
someone disarm someone pester someone
opponent disarm opponent pester opponent
enemy disarm enemy pester enemy
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