badgering vs gadfly

badgering

noun
  • The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys. 

gadfly

noun
  • A person or thing that irritates or instigates. 

  • Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”) 

  • Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee. 

  • A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker. 

  • A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant. 

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