Noun: harassment hu'ras-munt or her-us-munt [N. Amer], hu'ras-munt or ha-rus-munt [Brit]
- The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
"The harassment of the new student by bullies was addressed by the school administration";
- molestation
- A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
"so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors";
- torment
Derived forms: harassments
Type of: annoyance, chafe [archaic], mistreatment, vexation
Encyclopedia: Harassment, alarm or distress