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harassment

[ huh-ras-muhnt, har-uhs-muhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an act or instance of harassing; torment, vexation, or intimidation:
daily harassment by bullies at school;
the harassments of daily life.
the condition or fact of being harassed:
the stress of harassment and discrimination.

First recorded in 1750–55; harass + -ment

When the man threatened to report him for harassment to the NOPD, Farrell arrested him.

The owner of www.blow-me.org is facing a lawsuit for sexual harassment.

But fishing for rationale in harassment is almost always a waste of time.

In light of the Michael Brown shooting, others have come forward to share their own stories of bullying, and harassment by police.

There are indeed cases of serious harassment that warrant both public scrutiny and close attention from law enforcement.

To be sure, the strain of the harassment got upon the nerves of some; that would be inevitable, human nature being what it is.

Their spirit was undoubtedly high, but it could not stand up against the relentless harassment of the grass.

The policy that General Linares should have adopted was the Fabian policy of obstruction, harassment, and delay.

Only for this harassment of the Dot sheep, the roundup wagons would be loaded and ready to rattle abroad over the land.

There would be no scuffling for life insurance, no harassment over wall-paper, no daughters to pity a father's failure.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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