harass
verb
1 children always harass their mother:
pester, badger, hound, harry, plague, torment, bedevil, persecute, bother, annoy, exasperate, worry, disturb, trouble, agitate, provoke, vex;
stress, stress out, nag, keep on at, chivvy;
tease, bait, molest;
informal hassle, bug, give someone a hard time, drive someone up the wall, drive someone around the bend;
British, informal drive someone round the twist;
Northern English, informal mither;
North American, informal devil, ride.
▷antonyms leave in peace.