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harassed

harassed

4.6
Feeling worried and tired because of a lot of pressure
  • adjective
  • /həˈræst/
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  • He often feels harassed by the relentless demands of his job, which leave him no time to relax.

The healthy people, the harassed people have to leave jobs.

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Examples

  • Women in Iran who all have stories of being detained or harassed by the morality police are fighting back, and rightfully so.

  • And it turns out Jodie Foster had been been bothered or in in a manner of speaking, harassed by this fellow for for quite some time.

  • The healthy people, the harassed people have to leave jobs.

  • And then I was just like very harassed for that night, which I get.

  • Oh my gosh, I feel harassed at the moment.

  • You also made a little bit of the rounds on Twitter for being harassed at the airport, which was like a thing for you.

  • But I just feel I had I had two high school boyfriends that like really, really both got harassed because of their penises.

  • Of course, it is used as a last resort when females are overwhelmed or harassed by multiple male males during breeding season.

  • I was kind of like harassed by the IRS though, even being you careful IRS colorblind.

  • If a, if a, a daughter stays in the group, she doesn't even go through puberty because she's being harassed so much by her mother, right?

Synonyms

annoyed
vsharassed
77 1.0

Feeling a little angry or bothered by something small

is deeper and linked to ongoing worry or pressure and lasting trouble
harried
vsharassed
4 7.3

Feeling very busy and worried because of many small tasks

is caused by ongoing worry or pressure rather than only heavy tasks
vexed
vsharassed
2 6.5

Feeling annoyed or worried by a small but ongoing problem

is the result of ongoing worry or pressure rather than brief irritation
pestered
vsharassed
5.1

Annoyed by repeated small questions and interruptions

involves ongoing worry or pressure beyond simple frequent small disturbances
bothered
vsharassed
1.6

Feeling upset, worried, or slightly annoyed by something

is caused by persistent worry or pressure rather than a mild reaction

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

241 1.0

Calm and not worried

How Harassed

overstressed
2 5.1
distressed
35 2.9
harassed
4.6
bothered
1.6
uneasy
98 3.2
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

harassed positive

Morphology

harassed = harass (transparent) = harass + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'harass' and directly means 'subjected to harassment'.

Etymology

The word harassed comes from an older French verb harasser, which meant 'to tire out' and is like the English word harry ('to attack' or 'bother' again and again). So, someone who is harassed feels worn down or stressed by repeated annoyances.