to harass or bother someone or something, usually unfairly. Please stop picking on me! I'm tired of it. You shouldn't pick on the cat. See also: on, pick.
1 : extreme pain or distress of body or mind. 2 : a cause of suffering in mind or body The waiting was torment. More from Merriam-Webster on torment.
1a : a blustering, browbeating person especially : one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable tormented by the neighborhood bully. b : pimp. 2 : a hired ruffian.
1. (pick on someone) to keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticizing them.
1 : to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk It bothers her when people litter. bothered by the itchy tag on his shirt. 2 : to intrude upon : pester Don't bother him when he's working. 3 : to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned My stomach is bothering me.
In this page you can discover 72 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for annoying, like: irksome, irritating, provoking, pesky, vexing, pestering, troublesome, carking, bothersome, pesty and pestiferous.
- aggravate,
- anger,
- annoy,
- bug,
- chafe,
- chivy.
- (or chivvy),
- exasperate,
Cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general. unconcerned. carefree. untroubled. blithe.
What is the opposite of bother?
| calm | compose |
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| tranquilizeUS | pacify |
| lull | still |
| mollify | quieten |
| subdue | salve |
verb (used with object), fazed, faz·ing.to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
that something is not worth the trouble
Find another word for pick up. In this page you can discover 85 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pick up, like: happen upon, find, get, increase, catch, lift, arrest, collect, secure, swell and uplift.
All definitions from MacMillan: insatiable: always wanting more and never feeling satisfied. unappeasable: not able to be pacified, placated, or satisfied.; syn: implacable. greedy: marked by greed : having or showing a selfish desire for wealth and possessions.
? Opposite of to choose or select. deselect. unchoose. reject.
Picky (Merriam-Webster), as you know, generally has a negative connotation because it is implied that picky individuals are may be generally hard to please, and they may lack static, well-defined standards for being so selective.
intransitive verb. 1 : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers. 2 : to gather information or material bit by bit.
