accost
Word family verbaccostadjectiveaccostable
ac·cost /əˈkɒst $ əˈkɒːst, əˈkɑːst/ verb [transitiveT] writtenTALK TO somebodyto go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way 〔以不懷好意的態度〕上前和〔陌生人〕說話He was accosted by four youths and forced to give them all his money. 四個少年走上前來和他搭讪,逼迫他交出身上所有的錢。
Origin accost (1500-1600) French accoster, from Latin costa “rib, side”