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Adjective: harassed  her-ust or hu'rast [N. Amer], ha-rust or hu'rast [Brit]
  1. 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]
  1. 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
     
  2. Exhaust by attacking repeatedly
    "harass the enemy"

See also: troubled

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

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