Verb: harass hu'ras or her-us [N. Amer], hu'ras or ha-rus [Brit]
- Annoy or hinder continually or in many ways
"This man harasses his female co-workers";
- hassle [informal], harry, chivy [Brit], chivvy [Brit], chevy [Brit, archaic], chevvy [non-standard], beset, plague, molest, provoke
- Exhaust by attacking repeatedly
"harass the enemy"
Derived forms: harassed, harasses, harassing
Type of: aggress, annoy, attack, bother, chafe [archaic], devil, get at [informal], get to, gravel [US], irritate, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, rag, rile, roil [N. Amer], tick off [informal], vex
Encyclopedia: Harass