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   Ha·rass

   /həˈras/

   

   verb

   • 1. subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation: "being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless" Similar pesterbadgerhoundharryplaguetormentbedevilpersecutebotherannoyexasperateworrydisturbtroubleagitateprovokevexstressstress outnagkeep on atchivvyteasebaitmolestinformal:hasslebuggive someone a hard timedrive someone up the walldrive someone around the benddrive someone round the twistmitherdevilrideOpposite leave in peace
   • ▪ make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy): "the squadron's task was to harass the retreating enemy forces" Similar harryattack repeatedlyraidpress hardbeleaguerset uponassailmaraudravageoppress

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French harasser, from harer ‘set a dog on’, from Germanic hare, a cry urging a dog to attack.

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   • 1. harasser noun

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   What happens if you harass someone for a raise?

   • When you harass someone, you bother them to the point of exhaustion. It’s not that each attack is so severe, it’s the constant small attacks that wear someone out. If you harass your boss for a raise, you might end up getting fired instead! Harass probably comes from the Old French word harer meaning "to set a dog on."

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   What does harass mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! HARASS definition: 1. to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time: 2. to continue to annoy or upset…. Learn more.

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   How do you pronounce harrasser?

   • ha•rass′er, n. pron: harass, a 17th-century French borrowing, has traditionally been pronounced (ˈhær əs) A newer pronunciation, (həˈræs) which has developed in North American but not British English, is sometimes criticized by older educated speakers.

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   What does be harassed mean?

   • be harassed (by somebody) He has complained of being harassed by the police. She claims she has been sexually harassed at work. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb harass, which means to annoy, exhaust, or create an unpleasant situation for someone. Find out how to use harass in a sentence and how it differs from related words like worry, annoy, and tease.

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   Harass means to annoy or upset someone repeatedly over a period of time. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and translations.

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   to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester: He stays up late, harassed with doubt and anxiety. Synonyms: annoy, hector, plague, vex, badger. to intimidate or coerce, as with persistent demands or threats: Apparently a parent has been harassing the school principal with late-night phone calls.

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   The bully at school who harasses some poor kid will be subject to disciplinary action if a complaint is filed. Definitions of harass. verb. annoy continually or chronically. synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke. see more. verb.

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   Harassment is behaviour that annoys or upsets someone, especially in a work or online context. Learn more about the legal and social implications of harassment, and see synonyms and translations in different languages.

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   Harass means to subject someone to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions, or to irritate or torment persistently. See the origin, usage, and pronunciation of harass, as well as related words and examples.

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    verb. /ˈhærəs/, /həˈræs/ /həˈræs/, /ˈhærəs/ Verb Forms. [often passive] to annoy or worry somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them. be harassed (by somebody) He has complained of being harassed by the police. She claims she has been sexually harassed at work. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.