English Language & Usage Asked by nvinta on August 9, 2020
The context is that the character is lamenting the fact that his employers are watching him in a suffocating way and restricting his freedom
Incessant is almost always used negatively. Relentless is also really good to make something feel overwhelming, as long as the context indicates a bad situation.
Answered by Valkor on August 9, 2020
degrading, demoralizing, disintegrating and destroying
Answered by Christopher on August 9, 2020
[Merriam-Webster]
: having or seeming to have no end
especially : wearisomely protracted
// an interminable sermon// And yet until last month, many here saw the rise of the cartel as an internal matter for the parties in an interminable drug war. — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, "Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel blazes a bloody trail in rise to power," 10 July 2020
// Who’s telling them to maintain a safe distance from each other while standing in an interminable line? — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, "Is moving football to the spring really such a bad idea? Like it or not, it’s time to consider the option," 5 July 2020
It could be used in the context of the question in the following way:
The atmosphere of attention, suspicion, and micromanagement was interminable.
Answered by Jason Bassford on August 9, 2020
You could say he felt dogged by his employers. As an adjective, dogged, as in dogged persistence, dogged pursuit.
From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogged
Definition of dog (Entry 3 of 4) transitive verb
1a : to hunt, track, or follow like a hound
dogged her every move
b : to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : PLAGUE
dogged by his past failures
c : to bother or pester persistently
dogged him about his grades
Answered by Xanne on August 9, 2020
Perhaps your character feels persecuted? From M-W:
persecute: to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (such as attacks, pleas, or importunities)
And from under Choosing the right synonym for persecute:
Persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering.
Your context:
The character is lamenting the fact that his employers are watching him in a suffocating way and restricting his freedom, i.e., he is being or feels he is being persecuted.
Answered by Richard Kayser on August 9, 2020
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