harass
to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester: He stays up late, harassed with doubt and anxiety.
to intimidate or coerce, as with persistent demands or threats: Apparently a parent has been harassing the school principal with late-night phone calls.
to subject to unwelcome sexual advances: I was harassed by my boss many years ago.
to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid.
Origin of harass
1synonym study For harass
pronunciation note For harass
Other words for harass
Other words from harass
- ha·rass·a·ble, adjective
- ha·rass·er, noun
- ha·rass·ing·ly, adverb
- ha·rass·ment, noun
- o·ver·har·ass, verb (used with object)
- un·ha·rassed, adjective
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How to use harass in a sentence
In Afghanistan, these boots are made for throwing—at anyone who insults or harasses you.
Why People Throw Shoes in Afghanistan | Ron Moreau & Sami Yousafzai | August 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSaudi Arabia is still a brutal dictatorship that harasses and imprisons liberals, democrats, activists, bloggers and journalists.
600 Lashes for Raif Badawi: Saudi Arabia’s Latest Savagery | David Keyes | August 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile there, he sexually harasses Minka Kelly—the real-life girlfriend of baseball star Derek Jeter—and is asked to leave.
Now and again our pickaxes come upon a poor dead man whom the war harasses even in his grave.
Letters of a Soldier | AnonymousOf such are the complexities with which a Base harasses the soul of an officer nurtured in the genial simplicity of trench life.
I want everybody to be friends, for it harasses Matty so much to hear of these quarrels.
Cranford | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellThis moujik harasses us so terribly, and chases us about just as if we were common geese.
Fables and Fabulists: Ancient and Modern | Thomas NewbiggingBefore starting, the awful thought harasses me: Supposing I wanted to read and I had naught!
Books and Persons | Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for harass
/ (ˈhærəs, həˈræs) /
(tr) to trouble, torment, or confuse by continual persistent attacks, questions, etc
Origin of harass
1Derived forms of harass
- harassed, adjective
- harassing, adjective, noun
- harassment, noun
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