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chivy

verb
variants: or chivvy

Synonyms and Antonyms of chivy

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation

  • a boss with a reputation for chivying his workers about every little thing
Synonyms of chivy

bother, bug, disturb, intrude (upon), pester
Words Related to chivy

inconvenience, trouble

aggravate, annoy, bedevil, chafe, devil, dog, dun, exasperate, fret, gall, get, gnaw, grate, hassle, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rankle, rasp, rile, roil, torment, vex, worry

beleaguer, beset, besiege

distress, plague

afflict, harass, provoke

anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage

agitate, perturb

butt in, cut in (on), obtrude

encroach, infringe, invade, trespass
Near Antonyms of chivy

disregard, forget, ignore, leave, slight

appease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, oblige, placate

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

comfort, console, content

Synonym Discussion of chivy

bait, badger, heckle, hector, chivy, hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim.
    • baited the chained dog
badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy.
    • badgered her father for a car
heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker.
    • drunks heckled the stand-up comic
hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering.
    • football players hectored by their coach
chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging.
    • chivied the new student mercilessly
hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing.
    • hounded by creditors

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