spopadati

1. (of feelings, states) to seize; to overcome; to come over
   Uveče ga često spopadaju crne misli. — In the evenings dark thoughts often come over him.
   Spopada me strah čim pomislim na ispit. — Fear grips me as soon as I think about the exam.
2. colloq. (of people) to pester; to accost; to besiege
   Novinari su ga spopadali pitanjima na izlazu iz suda. — Reporters were besieging him with questions outside the court.

The perfective is spopasti; the feeling is the subject and the person is in the accusative (spopada me smeh).