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pestered

ADJECTIVE

troubled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated anxious bothered concerned confused distraught distressed disturbed frightened irritated pained plagued puzzled scared tormented tortured unsettled worried

STRONG

aggravated alarmed anguished annoyed beset chagrined discombobulated disconcerted displeased disquieted flustered harried harrowed inconvenienced irked miffed mortified perplexed perturbed provoked riled ruffled shaken terrified upset vexed

WEAK

afraid apprehensive fearful in a tizzy overwrought put out uneasy worried stiff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm certain comforted content happy sure unconcerned untroubled unworried

STRONG

pleased

WEAK

at ease balanced collected composed cool peaceful quiet sane settled sound

Example Sentences

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He pestered his parents and friends about the risks of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Surely only Williams pestered the woman about it afterwards.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

There is of course the danger that instead of being pestered for a smartphone, parents will find themselves being pestered for a piece of Barbie merchandise - which may be just as unwelcome.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

As we explored, I pestered Endro for the names of the trees we passed.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

Frightful doesn’t have such a word in her vocabulary, but then her ancestors were never pestered by flies as were Slats’s.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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