Adjective: harried her-eed [N. Amer], ha-reed [Brit]- Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
"a harried expression"; - annoyed, harassed, pestered, vexed Verb: harry her-ee or ha-ree [N. Amer], ha-ree [Brit]- Annoy or hinder continually or in many ways
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; - harass, hassle [informal], chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy [non-standard], beset, plague, molest, provoke - Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- ravage
See also: troubled Type of: annoy, bother, chafe, destroy, devil, get at [informal], get to, gravel [US], irritate, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, rag, rile, roil [N. Amer], ruin, tick off [informal], vex Encyclopedia: Harried Harry, Richard |