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ahdistaa.

to distress, bother, make anxious, cause anxiety to

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑhdistɑːˣ/[ˈɑ̝xdis̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to distress, bother, make anxious, cause anxiety to

    transitive
    minua ahdistaa
  2. to push, pressure, put pressure on, (op)press, heckle

    transitive
    ahdistaa kysymyksillään
  3. to harass, pester, badger, annoy

    transitive
  4. to chase, pursue, drive

    transitive
    Koira kyllä puree, jos ahdistat sen nurkkaan.
  5. to constrict, strangle, (of a shoe) pinch

    intransitive
    kenkä ahdistaa
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ahtistadak, equivalent to ahd- (“tight, cramped”) + -istaa (factitive verb)

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