What is another word for hounded ?

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

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

put the bite on someone for

authorised^UK

authorized^US

put the frighteners on

volunteered someone unwittingly

energized^US

behooved^US

wormed something out of someone

boosted up

left no choice but to

behoved^UK

brought force to bear on

made an offer they can't refuse

energised^UK

left someone no option but to

demanded hush money from

left someone no option

brought pressure upon

blackmailed someone for

high pressured

told to volunteer

told someone to volunteer

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

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

Verb

breathed down someone's neck

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

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

victimized^US

victimised^UK

terrorized^US

agonized^US

terrorised^UK

agonised^UK

made things hot for someone

discriminated against

tyrannized^US

tantalized^US

tyrannised^UK

tantalised^UK

gotten on your nerves

rubbed up the wrong way

criticized^US

made somebody's hackles rise

criticised^UK

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

driven round the bend

made it hot for someone

beared a grudge towards

pushed about

felt ill will towards

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

demonized^US

inflicted suffering on

demonised^UK

sticked the knife into

brought pressure to bear on

busted someone's balls

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

ruffled one's feathers

gotten under your skin

showed antagonism to

shown antagonism to

shown ill will towards

showed ill will towards

taken the piss out of

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

gotten your hackles up

gotten on one's nerves

got on one's nerves

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

hurt somebody's feelings

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

brutalized^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

brutalised^UK

put someone off their stroke

satirized^US

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

demoralized^US

satirised^UK

stepped on the toes of

demoralised^UK

knocked the stuffing out of

gave someone the works

tore to pieces

bruised

punished repeatedly and unfairly

beat down

descended upon

made severe demands on

harshed someone's mellow

made nervous

given someone the works

tired out

stuck it to

got across someone

caused someone to lose their composure

brought tears to your eyes

given someone the pip

driven to distraction

gave someone the blues

beaten down

thrown cold water on

broken someone's heart

broke someone's heart

threw cold water on

borne down

given someone the blues

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

made romantic advances to

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

kept pace with

brought up the rear

dogged the footsteps of

kept up the pace with

followed a scent

run to earth

ferreted out

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

brought someone to their knees

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

gained ascendancy over

gained control of

ruled over

rode roughshod over

ridden roughshod over

played the heavy with

brought under the yoke

ruled with a rod of iron

kicked around

ruled with an iron hand

colonized^US

colonised^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to demand earnestly or pressingly

Verb

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

Verb

Past tense for to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively

Verb

Chiacked or jeered

Adjective

Feeling or looking strained as a result of having too many demands made on one

at the end of your tether

at the end of one's rope

with one's back up against the wall

ill-humored^US

with your back to the wall

carrying a chip on your shoulder

between a rock and a hard place

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Adjective

at the end of your tether

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

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

with your back to the wall

with one's back up against the wall

in a state