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What is an adjective that means constant with a negative connotation?

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

5 Answers

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

Interminable:

[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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