Definitions
- Asking someone persistently for something, especially in an annoying or intrusive way. - Requesting or demanding something from someone repeatedly and insistently. - Bothering or pestering someone with repeated requests or demands.
- Persistently bothering or pestering someone with requests, questions, or demands. - Asking someone repeatedly for something, often in an annoying or intrusive way. - Continuously nagging or harassing someone to do something or give something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe persistent and annoying behavior towards someone.
- 2Both involve repeatedly asking or demanding something from someone.
- 3Both can be used to describe someone who is being bothersome or intrusive.
What is the difference?
- 1Animals: A badger is also a type of animal, while importune has no such association.
- 2Intensity: Badger implies a more aggressive and forceful approach than importune.
- 3Formality: Importune is more formal and less commonly used in everyday language than badger.
- 4Connotation: Importune can imply a sense of desperation or urgency, while badger can have a negative connotation of being annoying or harassing.
Remember this!
Importune and badger are synonyms that both describe persistent and annoying behavior towards someone. However, badger is more forceful and aggressive than importune, and it has a negative connotation of being bothersome or harassing. Importune is more formal and less commonly used in everyday language, and it can imply a sense of desperation or urgency.
