Pester and Spite

Pester

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

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

Nearby Word: pestering

Spite

Spite verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Usage example: sometimes, I swear, she keeps doing that just to spite me

Pester and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

Common collocations

people pester people spite people
someone pester someone spite someone
game pester game spite game
brother pester brother spite brother
Other words: player, enemy, sister, friends.
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