ac·cost 
/əˈkɑ:st/ verb
ac·costs; ac·cost·ed; ac·cost·ing /əˈkɑ:st/ verb [+ obj] : to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way
▪ He was accosted by three gang members on the subway. ▪ She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.
▪ He was accosted by three gang members on the subway. ▪ She was so famous that people would accost her on the street and ask for an autograph.
