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importunate (임**포**춰넛)persistently asking for something in an urgent or annoying way

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: persistently asking for something in an urgent or annoying way

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪmˈpɔːrtʃənət/

Korean meaning: 끈질기게 조르는, 성가시게 요구하는

Korean pronunciation: 임**포**춰넛

Example Sentences

  • My importunate cat meows at 5 AM every day for breakfast, as if the world depends on it.
  • The importunate student asked the professor to change his grade seventeen times.
  • Her importunate relatives kept calling about borrowing money despite her repeated refusals.

importunate

ADJECTIVE

//ɪmˈpɔːrtʃənət//

persistently asking for something in an urgent or annoying way

importunate concept
💡 Concept

an employee leans over their boss's desk with both hands planted firmly on the surface, speaking intensely with an urgent expression. The employee points repeatedly at a document while maintaining aggressive eye contact with the boss. The boss leans back in their chair with a frustrated expression, holding up one hand defensively while looking annoyed. Papers are scattered across the desk from the employee's insistent gesturing and repeated attempts to get attention. Other office workers in the background glance over with uncomfortable expressions at the tense interaction. The employee continues talking without pause, clearly not accepting the boss's reluctant body language. someone persistently asking for something in an urgent and annoying way

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪmˈpɔːrtʃənət/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈpɔːtʃənət/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootportun
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin importunus, meaning 'unsuitable, troublesome.' The word combines the negative prefix 'im-' with 'opportunus' (opportune), literally meaning 'not at the right time or place.'

🎵Rhyme

fortunatecoordinatesubordinate
fortunate
coordinate
subordinate

🔗Collocations

importunate demands
importunate creditor
importunate beggar
importunate suitor
importunate requests
importunate persistence

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My importunate cat meows at 5 AM every day for breakfast, as if the world depends on it.

😄 Fun example

The importunate student asked the professor to change his grade seventeen times.

Her importunate relatives kept calling about borrowing money despite her repeated refusals.

😄 Fun example

The importunate door-to-door salesman followed me for three blocks explaining vacuum cleaners.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

persistentinsistentdemandingrelentlesstenacious

Antonyms

patientrespectfulconsiderate

Related

importuneopportuneinopportuneurgent

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