badgeredadj.
/ˈbadʒəd/, U.S. /ˈbædʒərd/ Persistently harassed, persecuted, or pestered.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective]
slatc1300
bested1303
forswonga1400
vexed1440
plagued1563
molested1580
bustled1602
grieved1627
travailed1644
over-troubled1646
harassed1693
baited1720
badgered1794
gêné1806
bedevilled1827
besieged1866
1794 J. Wolcot Rowland for Oliver in Wks. II. 163 Therefore I tremble for his badger'd bacon.
1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn I. vi. 69 He found a snug harbour at Swallow Barn; where, some years ago, he sat down in that quiet repose which a worried and badgered patriot is best fitted to enjoy.
1899 Virginia Law Reg. 5 12 His deliberate expressions are certainly more apt to be the result of malice than could possibly be the act of the unskilled and badgered witness.
1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear ii. ii. 152 Johns put out a weak hand and laid it on the newspapers like a badgered politician gaining confidence from the despatch box.
1999 Salon.com (Nexis) 8 Nov. They liken test-focused education to a plague of locusts that leaves in its wake nervous kids, badgered teachers and a black hole where classroom innovation once existed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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