Synonyms: besiege
Definition: harass, as with questions or requests
Usage: The press photographers besieged the movie star
Similar words: insist, importune
Definition: beg persistently and urgently
Usage: I importune you to help them
Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, surround, hem in
Definition: surround so as to force to give up
Usage: The Turks besieged Vienna
Definition: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Usage: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II; Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
Synonyms: besiege
Definition: cause to feel distressed or worried
Usage: She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
Similar words: distress
Definition: cause mental pain to
Usage: The news of her child's illness distressed the mother