accost
Word family verbaccostadjectiveaccostable
ac·cost /əˈkɒst $ əˈkɒːst, əˈkɑːst/ verb [transitiveT] written TALK TO somebodyto go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way 〔以不怀好意的态度〕上前和〔陌生人〕说话 He was accosted by four youths and forced to give them all his money. 四个少年走上前来和他搭讪,逼迫他交出身上所有的钱。
Origin accost (1500-1600) French accoster, from Latin costa “rib, side”