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- pronunciation:
- h
raes
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hae
rs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
harasses, harassing, harassed |
| definition 1: |
to trouble or disturb repeatedly or persistently.
Hecklers harassed the speaker until he fell silent.The early female medical students were harassed by their fellow male students.I would be able to finish this quicker if you would stop harassing me.Soldiers are sometimes accused of harassing civilians.- 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.
We will harass the enemy until they surrender.- 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 |
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| derivations: |
harassingly (adv.), harassment (n.) |
Harass may come from an early French word that means "to excite the hunting dogs."
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