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What is another word for hounded?

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Verb

To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations

Past tense for to harass, bother or persecute, especially relentlessly

Past tense for to follow or pursue, typically in order to keep track of, or to apprehend, someone

Past tense for to domineer with superior strength or force

Past tense for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Past tense for to preoccupy the mind of someone, typically in a troubling way

Past tense for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued

To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires

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Verb

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To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

used strong-arm tactics on

terrorized^US

twisted someone's arm

put the heat on

put under an obligation

terrorised^UK

tyrannized^US

tyrannised^UK

brought pressure to bear on

put through the wringer

insisted on

come at

breathed down someone's neck

had someone do something

belaboured^UK

galvanized^US

antagonized^US

scared the bejesus out of

fired the imagination of

pushed about

held a gun to one's head

tightened the screws on

belabored^US

galvanised^UK

fired the enthusiasm of

tightened the screw on

antagonised^UK

ridden roughshod over

lumbered someone with

authorised^UK

authorized^US

put the frighteners on

manoeuvred^UK

maneuvered^US

behooved^US

left no choice but to

leaned

whistled for

helped

behoved^UK

brought force to bear on

applied

gave orders to

burdened someone with

made an offer they can't refuse

volunteered someone unwittingly

left someone no option but to

brought pressure to bear upon

left someone no option

brought pressure upon

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

told to volunteer

told someone to volunteer

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“So why did you hound him into admitting he was meeting me today?”

Verb

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Past tense for to harass, bother or persecute, especially relentlessly

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

victimized^US

terrorized^US

victimised^UK

breathed down someone's neck

terrorised^UK

hacked off

berated

made things hot for someone

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

gotten on your nerves

ate

eaten

rubbed up the wrong way

ill-treated

pressed

prest

discriminated against

criticized^US

pressurized^US

criticised^UK

pressurised^UK

tyrannized^US

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

tyrannised^UK

driven round the bend

made somebody's hackles rise

made it hot for someone

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

demonized^US

demonised^UK

inflicted suffering on

shouted catcalls at

harped on

brought pressure to bear on

sticked the knife into

busted someone's balls

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

ruffled one's feathers

gotten under your skin

taken the piss out of

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

gotten your hackles up

shown ill will towards

showed ill will towards

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

put someone off their stroke

hurt somebody's feelings

driven to distraction

satirized^US

given someone the pip

satirised^UK

caused someone to lose their composure

rattled someone's cage

rubbed you up the wrong way

dishonoured^UK

traumatized^US

dishonored^US

traumatised^UK

sticked in one's craw

pushed someon's buttons

tried the patience of

stepped on the toes of

niggled at

stirred the pot

made severe demands on

dished out

caused someone distress

caused to feel mental strain

setted one's teeth on edge

caused to feel emotional strain

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

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“Some unscrupulous collectors hound their debtors, calling them constantly to pressure them into paying what they are owed.”

Verb

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Past tense for to follow or pursue, typically in order to keep track of, or to apprehend, someone

followed on the heels of

followed the trail of

kept under surveillance

trodden on the heels of

made romantic advances to

dogged the footsteps of

made eyes at

kept up the pace with

lurked in the shadows

ran to ground

camped on the doorstep of

kept under observation

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“They relentless hound the target, chasing, not letting up, until it is treed, exhausted, and has nowhere to go.”

Verb

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Past tense for to domineer with superior strength or force

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

threatened

victimised^UK

victimized^US

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

brought someone to their knees

gained ascendancy over

gained control of

ruled over

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

played the heavy with

ground down

ruled with a rod of iron

kicked around

controlled

kept down

ruled with an iron hand

had someone under your thumb

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Verb

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Past tense for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Verb

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Past tense for to preoccupy the mind of someone, typically in a troubling way

Verb

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Past tense for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Adjective

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Appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued

pressurized^US

at the end of your tether

hot and bothered

with one's back up against the wall

in a state

pressurised^UK

stressed out

at the end of one's rope

with your back to the wall

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Adjective

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To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

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