ha·rass (h -r s , 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. [French harasser, possibly from Old French harer, to set a dog on, from hare, interj. used to set a dog on, of Germanic origin.] ha·rass er n.ha·rass ment 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. |
harass [ˈhærəs həˈræs]
vb
(tr) to trouble, torment, or confuse by continual persistent attacks, questions, etc.
[from French harasser, variant of Old French harer to set a dog on, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German harēn to cry out]
harassed adj
harassing adj & n
harassment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" |
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 We are almost routinely harassed by the police.
Translations
harass
vt → belästigen; (= mess around) → schikanieren; (Mil) the enemy → Anschläge verüben auf (+acc), → immer wieder überfallen; don’t harass me → dräng or hetz (inf) → mich doch nicht so!; he sexually harassed her → er belästigte sie (sexuell); they eventually harassed him into resigning → sie setzten ihm so lange zu, bis er schließlich zurücktrat; the landlord was harassing me about the rent → der Hauswirt belästigte mich ständig wegen der Miete; a lot of these people are harassed by the police → viele dieser Leute werden ständig von der Polizei schikaniert; a salesman should never seem to harass a potential customer → ein Vertreter sollte einem potenziellen or potentiellen Kunden gegenüber niemals aufdringlich werden
harass [ˈhærəs] vt (attack persistently) → tormentare; (trouble) → assillare
harass [ˈhærəs] vt (attack persistently) → tormentare; (trouble) → assillare
harass [ˈhærəs] vt (attack persistently) → tormentare; (trouble) → assillare
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 괴롭히다 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 不斷或經常煩擾 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 vainota harceler לְהַטרִיד बार-बार आक्रमण करना napadati, dodijavati napadima zaklat mengganggu gera tíðar skyndiárásir infastidire 攻撃する 끊임없이 공격하다 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 不斷突擊(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 ahdistunut tracassé מוּטרָד परेशान uznemiren, izmucen gondterhelt terganggu hrjáður; áreittur; kvalinn tormentato 悩み疲れた 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 倍受煩擾的 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 괴롭히기, 희롱 varginimas, puldinėjimas nokausēšana; nomocīšana gangguan ergernis, pesterij trakassering, sjikane, plage nękanie perseguição hărţuire беспокоящие действия, травля obťažovanie nadlegovanje maltretiranje plågande, trakasseri ก่อความรำคาญ taciz etme 煩擾 переслідування, домагання ستانے کا عمل sự quấy rối 折磨
sexual harassment, sex
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