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har·ass
 harass
- pronunciation:
- h
raes
[or]
hae
rs
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
harassed, harasses, harassing |
| definition 1: |
to trouble or disturb repeatedly or persistently.
Hecklers harassed the speaker until he fell silent.
- synonyms:
- badger, bedevil, beset, besiege, harry, hassle
- similar words:
- annoy, bait, beleaguer, bother, heckle, irritate, nag, nettle, persecute, pester, pick on, pursue, ride, taunt, torment, trouble, vex, worry
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| definition 2: |
to hinder or exhaust (an opponent) by repeated attacks.
- synonyms:
- beset, harry
- similar words:
- assail, assault, attack, besiege, exhaust
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| related words: |
accost, afflict, bug, bully, devil, harry, molest, oppress, plague |
| derivations: |
harassingly (adv.), harassment (n.) |
Harass may come from an early French word that means "to excite the hunting dogs."
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