harassment
Americannoun
-
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.
Pronunciation
See harass.
Other Word Forms
- overharassment noun
Etymology
Origin of harassment
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Salmond had been suing over a botched investigation into harassment complaints made about him before he died of a heart attack in 2024.
From BBC
“I never visited his island, never flew on his planes, and never saw him with young girls... I have been subjected to harassment, false accusations and threats via email, telephone and fax.”
From Los Angeles Times
Brown’s case was dropped in late October, according to a judge’s ruling in a related case, shortly after her federal public defenders informed the prosecution that “Z.C.” had a prior harassment conviction in Pennsylvania.
From Los Angeles Times
The internal grievance investigation concluded that she had experienced harassment but found that it did not amount to unlawful discrimination.
From BBC
Lai was kept in solitary confinement at his own request to avoid harassment, prosecutors said.
From Barron's
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
