Why this word is great
INSECTATION — [Noun] The act of pursuing, harassing, or persecuting someone, especially with persistent criticism or attack. From the Latin insectātiōn-em, from insectārī ("to pursue, attack, harass"), from in- ("upon, against") + sequī ("to follow"). Unlike persecution, which implies systematic oppression for belief, or harassment, a broad term for modern pestering, insectation is the sustained, personal art of the verbal hunt—a relentless, gadfly critique. It is the critical review that returns like a wasp to a wound, the swarm of whispers at a courtier's heels, or the dripping corrosion of a neighbor's unceasing complaints over a shared fence line. This is the civilized world's preferred method of siege, built from words, not walls, where the most effective pursuers never quite catch up, but never fall away.