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
That investigation, which is being led by attorney Beth Wilkinson, was launched in July after The Post reported that 15 former female employees described being sexually harassed by male executives.
Former cheerleaders settle with Washington Football Team as program’s future is in doubt | Beth Reinhard | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostMore than half of the workers who identified their perpetrator said they were harassed by someone to whom they reported at work, according to the analysis.
She reported sexual harassment by a former supervisor — and was fired soon after | Samantha Schmidt | February 8, 2021 | Washington Post“Even the 14-year-old son of one of Smartmatic’s executives received a harassing phone call,” the lawsuit states.
Smartmatic files $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News over election fraud claims | Jeremy Barr, Elahe Izadi | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostAnother worker, the one who felt harassed by Amazon’s anti-union messaging in the bathroom, worries about safety.
Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom | Jay Greene | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostMitt Romney and Lindsey Graham, who are Republicans, have all been harassed at airports in recent days.
Congress Remains as Divided as Ever After Deadly Capitol Attack | Lissandra Villa | January 20, 2021 | Time
Owning a restaurant, the EEOC attorney admonished at the time, “is not a license to sexually harass employees.”
Waitressing Is One of the Worst Jobs for Sexual Harassment | Brandy Zadrozny | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWomen are coming together online to shame men who harass and abuse them.
Online Shaming Gives Creeps the Spotlight They Deserve | Samantha Allen | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut airstrikes now would only serve to harass, not defeat, ISIS.
We may not be able to stop men from wanting to harass women but Internet technologies can easily be rebuilt.
The poster asked people to harass Zelich by cellphone and email.
How ‘MrHandcuffs’ Ended Up With Two Corpses in Suitcases | Michael Daly | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOh, madame, I tell you you do but waste time, and you punish me and harass yourself to little purpose.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniTempest thee noght, do not violently trouble or harass thyself, do not be in a state of agitation.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerHis low cunning invents numerous occasions to mortify and harass me.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanHe has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers, to harass our people and eat out their substance.
Key-Notes of American Liberty | VariousIn this as in former wars she sent out her privateers to harass the enemys commerce.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
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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