Definitions
- Referring to persistent and annoying behavior towards someone. - Describing a situation where someone repeatedly asks for something or demands attention. - Talking about a person who is bothering or irritating someone else with their actions or words.
- Referring to a feeling of irritation or frustration caused by someone's actions or words. - Describing a situation where someone is causing discomfort or inconvenience to another person. - Talking about a person who is intentionally or unintentionally bothering someone else.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe behavior that causes negative feelings in others.
- 2Both words can be used to describe people or actions.
- 3Both words can be used in various contexts, such as personal relationships, work, or social situations.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Pester implies a more persistent and bothersome behavior than annoy.
- 2Duration: Pester suggests a longer period of time than annoy.
- 3Intent: Pester often implies an intentional effort to bother someone, while annoy can be unintentional.
- 4Action vs feeling: Pester focuses on the action of bothering someone, while annoy focuses on the feeling of being bothered.
- 5Formality: Annoy is more commonly used in everyday language than pester, which can be considered more informal.
Remember this!
Pester and annoy both describe behavior that causes negative feelings in others, but they differ in intensity, duration, intent, and focus. Pester implies a more persistent and intentional effort to bother someone over a longer period of time, while annoy focuses on the feeling of being bothered and can be unintentional. Annoy is also more commonly used in everyday language than pester.
