verb
- approached and spoke to someone in an aggressive or unwelcome way
Usage: past tense of accost
Examples
- A stranger accosted me on the street asking for money.
- The reporter accosted the politician outside the courthouse.
- She was accosted by an angry customer at the store.
- The celebrity was accosted by fans at the airport.
- He accosted his neighbor about the loud music.
- The security guard accosted anyone who looked suspicious.