harried
4
7.3
- adjective
- /ˈhɛrid/
:
agobiado
- After a long week of work and school projects, she felt completely harried and needed a break.
- harried mom
- harried mother
- harried receptionist
Those were, those were some harried like, you know, couple weekends in a row.
- Those were, those were some harried like, you know, couple weekends in a row.
Examples
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"Dr. Wingate!" a harried voice
Fiction book (1991) -
Two harried workers heave up the strange cargo onto a sorting table.
Fiction book (1991) -
At once, the faces of harried employees brighten.
Academic text (2008) -
I explain to harried parents that no, I cannot slip sedatives into milk or cake.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Peggy's father is a harried, frightened man."
Fiction book (1994) -
At the end of the commercial, the offending driver is back at his office where a harried secretary bumps into him.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the meantime, our harried heroes headed for an obscure, little hotel where they could regroup and come up with a new plan.
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A harried associate producer, Skip Thomas, comes up to Rachel, settled in an armchair.
Fiction book (1992) -
Kenny was just getting ready to slam-dunk the little brat when a harried-looking woman came rushing up.
Fiction book (1999) -
As the harried crew raced through the landing reports and checklist, nobody noticed the airspeed bleeding off rapidly.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
24
2.8
People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
16
4.0
Very tired and stressed from too much work or worry
2
5.1
Feeling too much stress and unable to cope
Feeling worried and unable to relax because of pressure
Feeling worried and tired because of a lot of pressure
Annoyed by repeated small questions and interruptions
Antonyms
How Pressured
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Harried comes from the verb harry, which used to mean 'to attack again and again'. Think of being 'attacked' by many small tasks and demands, and you can see why harried means feeling stressed and worn out.