assillare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to nag, pester
2. (transitive) to harass
3. (intransitive, literary) to become enraged or irritated due to gadfly bites

Concepts

harass

pester

ply

bedevil

frustrate

molest

nag

oppress

plague

rag

torment

worry

mau-mau

badger

🦡

enturbulate

beleaguer

crucify

dun

Synonyms

tormentare

incalzare

tartassare

crocefiggere

crocifiggere

importunare

infastidire

molestare

preoccupare

rimordere

straziare

torturare

assangà

affliggere

dar pensiero

opprimere

rodere

Translations

importunar

atosigar

turmentar

martiritzar

anmachen

bedrohen

belästigen

bekümmern

beunruhigen

drangsalieren

kümmern

nörgeln

peinigen

plagen

frustrar

Hyphenated as

as‧sil‧là‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/as.silˈla.re/

Etymology

From assillo (“horsefly, gadfly; nagging worry”) + -are.
Compare Sicilian siḍḍijari (often incorrectly written as siḍḍiari).