wert case

Main Entry:	distress [dih-stres] Show IPA/dɪˈstrɛs/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	worry, upset
Synonyms:	afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, be on one's case, bother, break, bug, burn up, depress, desolate, discombobulate, disquiet, disturb, do a number on, dog, eat, get to, get*, give a hard time, grieve, harass, harry, hound, hurt, injure, irk, irritate, make it tough for, miff, nag, needle, nit-pick, oppress, pain, peeve, perplex, pester, pick on, plague, push, push buttons, rack, sadden, strain, strap, stress, tick off, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, weigh, wound
Antonyms:	assist, calm, comfort, help, soothe

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	hound
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	chase, badger
Synonyms:	annoy, bait, be at, be on one's back, be on one's case, be on one's tail, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bother, bug, chivy, curdle, dog*, drive, give chase, goad, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, hunt, hunt down, impel, leave no stone unturned, persecute, pester, prod, provoke, pursue, rag on, rag, ride, scout, scratch, scratch around, search high heaven, tail, take out after, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down, yap at
Antonyms:	leave alone

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	persecute
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	wrong, torment
Synonyms:	afflict, aggrieve, annoy, badger, bait, be on one's case, beat, bother, crucify, distress, dog*, dragoon, drive up the wall, exile, expel, harass, hector, hound, hunt, ill-treat, injure, maltreat, martyr, molest, oppress, outrage, pester, pick on, plague, pursue, tease, torture, tyrannize, vex, victimize, worry
Notes:	persecute means 'to harass or treat unjustly'; prosecute is 'to bring legal action against' or 'to pursue something until the end'
Antonyms:	comfort, commend, console, reward, soothe

* = informal/non-formal usage
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