pestered

pes·ter

P0216600 (pĕs′tər)tr.v. pes·tered, pes·ter·ing, pes·ters To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions. See Synonyms at harass.

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[Probably short for French empestrer, to constrain, embarrass (probably also influenced by pest), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *impāstōriāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Vulgar Latin *pāstōria, a hobble, from Latin, feminine of pāstōrius, of a herdsman (from pāstor, herdsman; see pā- in Indo-European roots).]

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pes′ter·er n.

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Adj.

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pestered - troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"harassed, harried, vexed, annoyedtroubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"