importune

/ษชmpษ”หหˆtjuหn/

IPA: /IH1 M P AO0 R T UW0 N/

verb
  1. 1

    To bother, trouble, irritate.

  2. 2

    To harass with persistent requests.

  3. 3

    To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.

  4. 4

    To import; to signify.

adjective
  1. 1

    Grievous, severe, exacting.

  2. 2

    Inopportune; unseasonable.

  3. 3

    Troublesome; vexatious; persistent.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/importune