Pester and Provoke

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Pester

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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Provoke is a synonym for pester in bother topic. In some cases you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Pester", when it comes to topics like badger, offend.

Nearby Word: pestering

Provoke

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

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Pester is a synonym for provoke in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Provoke", if it concerns topics such as annoy, badger, offend.

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

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Common collocations

people	pester people	provoke people
someone	pester someone	provoke someone
enemy	pester enemy	provoke enemy
States	pester States	provoke States

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