Adjective: harassed her-ust or hu'rast [N. Amer], ha-rust or hu'rast [Brit]- Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
"harassed working mothers"; - annoyed, harried, pestered, vexed 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, chivvy, chevy, chevvy [non-standard], beset, plague, molest, provoke - Exhaust by attacking repeatedly
"harass the enemy"
See also: troubled Type of: aggress, annoy, attack, bother, chafe, devil, get at [informal], get to, gravel [US], irritate, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, rag, rile, roil [N. Amer], tick off [informal], vex Encyclopedia: Harassed Harass |