Harass Definition

hə-răs, hărəs
harassed, harasses, harassing
verb
harassed, harasses, harassing
To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
Webster's New World
To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
American Heritage
To irritate or torment persistently.
His mind was harassed by doubts and misgivings.
American Heritage
To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Harass

  • French harasser from Old French (a la) harache, (a la) harace (as in courre a la harache to chase) hare call used to set dogs on (of Germanic origin ko- in Indo-European roots) -ache, -ace deprecative n. suff.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Harass Sentence Examples

  • We'd better watch our step, and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

  • Don't harass, stalk or threaten to harm your spouse.

  • We'd better watch our step and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

  • In the Armenian prince Sempad's account (1248), on the other hand, this Christian king of India is aided by the Tatars to defeat and harass the Saracens, and becomes the vassal of the Mongols.

  • The British advance had been marked by more than the usual destruction of war; the Loyalists rose to arms; the whig population scattered and without much organization formed groups of riflemen and mounted troopers to harass the enemy.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAR

Words Ending With

SSSASS

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Words Starting With H and Ending With S

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