harass (redirected from harassing)

ha·rass  (h-rs, hrs)

tr.v. ha·rassed, ha·rass·ing, ha·rass·es

1. To irritate or torment persistently.

2. To wear out; exhaust.

3. To impede and exhaust (an enemy) by repeated attacks or raids.

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[French harasser, possibly from Old French harer, to set a dog on, from hare, interj. used to set a dog on, of Germanic origin.]

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ha·rasser n.

ha·rassment n.

Synonyms: harass, harry, hound, badger, pester, plague
These verbs mean to trouble persistently or incessantly. Harass and harry imply systematic persecution by besieging with repeated annoyances, threats, or demands: The landlord harassed tenants who were behind in their rent. A rude customer had harried the storekeeper.
Hound suggests unrelenting pursuit to gain a desired end: Reporters hounded the celebrity for an interview.
To badger is to nag or tease persistently: The child badgered his parents for a new bicycle.
To pester is to inflict a succession of petty annoyances: "How she would have pursued and pestered me with questions and surmises" (Charlotte Brontë).
Plague refers to a problem likened to an epidemic disease: "As I have no estate, I am plagued with no tenants or stewards" (Henry Fielding).

Usage Note: Educated usage appears to be evenly divided on the pronunciation of harass. In our 1987 survey 50 percent of the Usage Panel preferred stressing the first syllable, while 50 percent preferred stressing the second. Curiously, the Panelists' comments appear to indicate that each side regards itself as an embattled minority.

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harass

Verb

to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems [French harasser]

harassed adj
harassment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	harass - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke needle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions
	2.	harass - exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

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harass

verb annoy, trouble, bother, worry, harry, disturb, devil (informal) plague, bait, hound, torment, hassle (informal) badger, persecute, exasperate, pester, vex, breathe down someone's neck, chivvy Brit. give someone grief Brit., S. African be on your back (slang) beleaguer

Translations

harass [ˈhærəs] vt → acosar, hostigar

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harass [ˈhærəs] vt → accabler, tourmenter

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harass [ˈhærəs] vt → schikanieren

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harass [ˈhærəs] vt → molestare

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harass

v harass [ˈhӕrəs, (especially American ) həˈras]

1 to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently The children have been harassing me all morning. pla, lastig val يُضايَق измъчвам trápit forstyrre; plage belästigen παρενοχλώ acosar, hostigar; atormentar kimbutama, tülitama اذیت کردن ahdistella harceler לְהַצִיק परेशान करना dodijavati, muciti molesztál mengganggu hrjá, angra stöðugt infastidire うるさがらす 시달리게 하다 neduoti ramybės nelikt mierā; traucēt mengganggu berkali-kali ergeren, moeilijkheden bezorgen, plagen, storen plage, trakassere, sjikanere dokuczać importunar a necăji изводить trápiť, sužovať nadlegovati maltretirati plåga, besvära, trakassera รบกวน rahatsız etmek, taciz etmek 使困擾 турбувати برابر پریشن اور ہراساں کرنا làm phiền 使困扰

2 to make frequent sudden attacks on (an enemy) The army was constantly harassed by groups of terrorists. teister يقوم بِهَجمات مُتَكَرِّرَه على العدو безпокоя постоянни нападения napadat angribe; hærge aufstören παρενοχλώ, επιτίθεμαι hostilizar, hostigar korduvalt ründama حمله مكرر كردن بر häiritä harceler לְהַטרִיד बार-बार आक्रमण करना napadati, dodijavati napadima zaklat mengganggu gera tíðar skyndiárásir infastidire 攻撃する 적을 끊임없는 공격으로 괴롭히다 puldinėti nokausēt menyerang berkali-kali plaagstoten uitdelen plage, overfalle (brått) nękać atacar a hărţui совершать нападки napadnúť napadati stalno napadati ansätta รังควาน aralıksız saldırılarla taciz etmek 不斷攻擊(敵人) непокоїти دشمن پر اچانک حملہ کرنا quấy rối 不断攻击（敌人）

adj harassed

a harassed mother. oorspanne مُتَضايِق обезпокоена ztrápený mishandlet verstört ταλαιπωρημένος agobiado; atormentado; preocupado vaevatud عاجز kiusattu tracassé מוּטרָד परेशान uznemiren, izmucen gondterhelt terganggu hrjáður; áreittur; kvalinn tormentato 悩み疲れた 몹시 시달린 iškamuotas, išvargintas nomocīts; novārdzis diganggu oleh berbagai-bagai masalah geergerd forkavet, forpint, stresset znękany perturbado plic­ti­sit, sâcâit потерявший покой utrápený trpinčen maltretiran plågad, pinad, uttröttad ทำให้ลำบากใจ bezmiş, tedirgin 煩惱 стревожений ہراساں bị quấy rầy 烦恼

n harassment

He complained of harassment by the police. teistering مُضايَقَه، مُلاحَقَه тормоз obtěžování, dotírání chikane die Belästigung παρενόχληση acoso tülitamine اذیت ahdistelu harcèlement הַטרָדָה परेशानी dodijavanje, uznemiravanje zaklatás gangguan áreitni molestia 悩まされること 괴로움을 당하기 varginimas, puldinėjimas nokausēšana; nomocīšana gangguan ergernis, pesterij trakassering, sjikane, plage nękanie perseguição hărţuire беспокоящие действия, травля obťažovanie nadlegovanje maltretiranje plågande, trakasseri ก่อความรำคาญ taciz etme 折磨 переслідування, домагання ستانے کا عمل sự quấy rối 折磨

sexual harassment, sex