Spanish Conversation · Level 78
60 words
Spanish word
asediar
Pronunciation
IPA/aseˈðjaɾ/
Meaning
- verbbother
Example
No me asedies con tantas llamadas.
Don't bother me with so many calls.
More examples
Después del juicio, nadie volvió a asediar a la víctima.
After the trial, no one bothered the victim again.
Core concept
A person surrounded and pressured by persistent pursuers.
Common phrases
asediar a alguien
bother someone
asediar con llamadas
bother with calls
asediar por mensajes
bother with messages
Similar words
molestar: Bothers or disturbs someone in a general, often casual way.
acosar: Obsessively follows or torments someone with persistent intrusions and intimidation.
fastidiar: Gets on someone's nerves with petty annoyances, teasing, or small troubles.
hostigar: Subjects someone to sustained, aggressive pressure aiming to force or break them.
Definition in Spanish
Molestar o perseguir de forma insistente a una persona, ya sea físicamente, verbalmente o por medios continuos.
Word origin
From Spanish asedio 'siege' (from Latin obsidēre 'to besiege'), asediar carries the image of besieging and describes relentlessly pursuing or harassing a person.
Usage tips
- Stronger than molestar, asediar implies sustained pressure or surrounding behavior and commonly describes fans, paparazzi, persistent callers, or insistent suitors rather than casual annoyance.
Other meanings
- stalkverb
- chaseverb
- besiegeverb
Related words
- asedioharassmentnoun
- asediadobotheredadjective
- asediadorharassernoun