| harass | (v) annoy continually or chronically, Syn. hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevvy, molest, chevy, beset, provoke, plague, Example: He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked; This man harasses his female co-workers |
| harass | (v) exhaust by attacking repeatedly, Example: harass the enemy |
| harasser | (n) a persistent tormentor |
| harasser | (n) a persistent attacker, Syn. harrier, Example: the harassers were not members of the regular army |
| harassing fire | (n) fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale |
| harassment | (n) a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented, Syn. torment, Example: so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors |
| harassment | (n) the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism, Syn. molestation |
| Harass | v. t. [ Troops ] harassed with a long and wearisome march. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. Tennyson. |
| Harass | n. |
| harassed | adj. troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances; |
| Harasser | n. One who harasses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Harassment | n. The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety. [ 1913 Webster ] Little harassments which I am led to suspect do occasionally molest the most fortunate. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ] |