harass
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester.
harassed
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past participleof harass.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof harass.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
harassverb (used with object)to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester. -
a word derived from
harass.
harassverb (used with object)to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester.
Example Sentences
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When she is out and about in public, she says she is regularly harassed because of them.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"We have not been harmed or harassed, but there is a general feeling of anxiety. That's natural during wartime," he told AFP at Kuwait City's gold market.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Liuzzo family was harassed for their mother’s activism even after her death, but the event galvanized activists all over the country, becoming one impetus for Congress to finally pass the landmark 1965 legislation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
A Chilean rescue group that made it into Venezuela, the paper said, has been “repeatedly” harassed by authorities for “documentation on suspicion that they were spies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“I ain’t bring you up here to watch them folks get harassed and stripped from their homes. I brought you here ’cause you asked how I knew.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
