English-Thai Dictionary

pester

VT ทำให้ แน่น เกินไป  overcrowd tam-hai-nean-koen-pai

 

pester

VT รบกวน  ทำให้ ยุ่งยาก ใจ  กวนใจ  ทำให้ รำคาญ  annoy bother irritate trouble rob-kuan

 

pester out of

PHRV รบกวน  ทำให้ ยุ่งยาก  สร้างปัญหา  rob-kuan

 

pester with

PHRV ทำให้ ยุ่งยาก ด้วย  รบกวน ด้วย  สร้างปัญหา ด้วย  tam-hai-yung-yak-duai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PESTER

v.t.To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with little vexations. We are pestered with mice and rats.
A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world with their insufferable stuff.
1. To encumber.

 

PESTERED

pp. Troubled; disturbed; annoyed.

 

PESTERING

ppr. Troubling; disturbing.

 

PESTEROUS

a.Encumbering; burdensome. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PESTER

Pes "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pestered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestering. ]Etym: [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F. empêtrer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in ) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See In, and Pasture, Pastor. ]

 

1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty vexations. We are pestered with mice and rats. Dr. H. More. A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world. Dryden.

 

2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to infest. [Obs. ] Milton. All rivers and pools... pestered full with fishes. Holland.

 

PESTERER

PESTERER Pes "ter *er, n.

 

Defn: One who pesters or harasses.

 

PESTERMENT

PESTERMENT Pes "ter *ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered; vexation; worry. "The trouble and pesterment of children. " B. Franklin.

 

PESTEROUS

PESTEROUS Pes "ter *ous, a.

 

Defn: Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pester

pes ter |ˈpestər ˈpɛstər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] trouble or annoy (someone ) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions: she constantly pestered him with telephone calls. DERIVATIVES pes ter er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘overcrowd (a place )’ and ‘impede (a person )’): from French empestrer ‘encumber, ’ influenced by pest. The current sense is an extension of an earlier use, ‘infest, ’ referring to vermin.

 

pester power

pes ter pow er ▶noun informal the ability of children to nag adults, esp. to influence their parents to make certain purchases: advertisers encourage the use of pester power, especially at Christmas.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pester

pes ¦ter |ˈpɛstə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] trouble or annoy (someone ) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions: she constantly pestered him with telephone calls. DERIVATIVES pesterer noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘overcrowd (a place )’ and ‘impede (a person )’): from French empestrer ‘encumber ’, influenced by pest. The current sense is an extension of an earlier use, ‘infest ’, referring to vermin.

 

pester power

pes ¦ter power ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal the ability of children to pressurize their parents into buying them products, especially items advertised in the media.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pester

pester verb is there someplace I can study where no one will pester me? badger, hound, harass, plague, annoy, bother, trouble, keep after, persecute, torment, bedevil, harry, worry, beleaguer, nag, hassle, bug, devil, get on someone's case.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pester

pester verb I've been pestered by reporters for days: badger, hound, annoy, bother, harass, trouble, plague, irritate, irk, chivvy, keep after; persecute, torment, molest, bedevil, besiege, harry, worry, beleaguer, nag, dun, importune; informal hassle, bug, aggravate, give someone a hard time, get on someone's nerves, drive round the bend, drive up the wall, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, get at, get on someone's back; N. English mither; N. Amer. informal ride, devil.

 

French Dictionary

pester

pester v. intr. verbe intransitif Grogner, montrer sa mauvaise humeur. : Il ne cesse de pester contre son voisin. SYNONYME fulminer ; maugréer . aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pester

pes ter /péstə r /動詞 他動詞 ｟くだけて ｠ «…で » …をしつこく [うるさく ]悩ます [困らす, 苦しめる ] «with » ; «…を » 〈人 〉にしつこくせがむ «for » ; 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に …してくれとしつこくせがむ ▸ We are pestered with flies .我々はハエに悩まされている ▸ He pestered her for [to give him ] money .彼は彼女にしつこく金をせがんだ