to harass
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- verb
- /həˈræs/
- She felt anxious every time those men harassed her in the street.
- sexually harass
- verbally harass
- physically harass
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Watch on YouTubeMy clients have been harassed by those who oppose me.
- My clients have been harassed by those who oppose me.
- Collaborators were still harassing her to this day.
- I am against people being insulted or harassed or badly treated.
- And then she's harassing that photographer to get the proofs.
- They've been groped, sexually harassed to punish them for being out there.
- I feel like, I don't know, maybe you should harass him.
- You're dealing with a narcissist and they are abusing or harassing you.
- Vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who've been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.
- And in some cases you got harassed.
- But you're now being bullied and harassed.
- Well yeah, no one wants to stay where they're being threatened and harassed.
- Anyway, he got fired a few months back, but now he's harassing our boss and begging for his job back.
Examples
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I simply will not stand to have my son harassed by you or anyone else.
Fiction book (1993) -
More than any time in recent history, European Jews feel harassed and physically threatened.
Academic text (2013) -
Yeah, he he harassed me and my friend recently.
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I just want to go drive my car and not be harassed and get my kids back and all this stuff.
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Every time the department looks at policing and race, it finds that the police harass African Americans as policy.
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"I think the kids just got tired of being harassed by the police."
Fiction book (1998) -
My clients have been harassed by those who oppose me.
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You're doing nothing but harassing innocent people.
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Anyway, he got fired a few months back, but now he's harassing our boss and begging for his job back.
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Somalis have reported being harassed on the street and in the hallways of a local high school.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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2.0
To disturb or interrupt someone and make them feel annoyed
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3.7
To annoy someone by bothering them repeatedly
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1.9
To make fun of someone in a way that annoys them
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3.8
To scare or hurt someone, often someone weaker
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1.0
Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions
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5.6
To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things
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3.6
Annoy someone again and again to make them react
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5.8
To mock someone again and again to make them angry or upset
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2.6
To keep criticizing or telling someone to do things in an annoying way
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6.1
To follow and bother someone without stopping
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4.9
To bother someone again and again until they feel angry
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4.4
To bother someone again and again
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4.7
To annoy someone by asking them the same thing many times
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3.2
To annoy someone by asking for things again and again
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7.6
To make someone angry or unfriendly
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4.2
To say rude or insulting words to someone to hurt them
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8.6
To trouble or annoy someone again and again
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7.9
To surround and cause repeated problems for someone or something
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7.5
To annoy someone by criticizing them again and again
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8.1
To make someone do something by threatening them or using angry words
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8.4
Annoy or disturb someone repeatedly
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8.0
To annoy someone with small, repeated complaints
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7.6
To bother someone again and again so they feel upset or tired
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8.2
To tease someone with repeated mean or mocking remarks
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9.9
To frighten or shout at someone to make them do what you want
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9.9
To annoy someone by asking or reminding them again and again
To annoy or chase someone again and again
To keep asking or complaining to make someone do something
Make someone feel bad by bossing or bullying them
Antonyms
How Annoying
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7.0
- NSFW
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7.2
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4.0
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3.2
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1.0
∞
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Harass comes from the old French verb harasser, meaning 'to tire' or 'to trouble'. So when someone harasses another person today, they are annoying or upsetting them again and again until the person feels worn down.