- pronunciation:
- h
raes
[or]
hae
rs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
harasses, harassing, harassed |
| definition: |
to trouble or make threats against someone again and again.
The landlord harassed the couple because they didn't pay their rent.- similar words:
- annoy, bother, irritate, persecute, ride, trouble, worry
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| related words: |
bug |
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| derivations: |
harassingly (adv.), harassment (n.) |
Harass may come from an early French word that means "to excite the hunting dogs."