Interpersonal Boundary Setting

1 words in this vocabulary list

verb to ask someone for something in a repeated or annoying way

adjective persistently demanding or insistent

  • The persistent salesman continued to importune the potential client for a meeting.
  • She always importunes me to go shopping with her on the weekends.
  • Stop importuning me, I already said I'm not interested!
  • The worries of life seem to importune her mind, never giving her a moment of peace.