How to Say "to hound" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to hound” is “acosar” — C1 level.
English → SpanishC1
verbC1
to pursue someone closely
Examples
Las deudas empezaron a acosarlo.
Debts started to beset/overwhelm him.
Los periodistas acosaron al deportista tras la derrota.
The journalists hounded the athlete after the defeat.
El remordimiento le acosa la conciencia.
Remorse is hounding his conscience.
Abstract Subjects
In this sense, the thing doing the 'hounding' can be an idea or a problem, like 'remordimiento' (remorse) or 'crisis' (crisis).
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