harass
[verb]
Synonyms: annoy, bother, harry, hassle (informal), hound, persecute, pester, plague, trouble, vex

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Related Idioms: give a bad (or hard) time
Related Words: badger, bait, bullyrag, chivy, devil, heckle, hector, hound, ride

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

har‧ass /ˈhærəs, həˈræs/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: harasser, from harer 'to set a dog on']

1. to make someone’s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them:
A number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police.
sexually/racially harass somebody (=harass someone because of their sex or race)
One woman claimed that she had been sexually harassed by a male manager.

2. to keep attacking an enemy again and again

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

harass
verb
ADV. racially, sexually She had been sexually harassed at work.

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