Complete Definition of "harass"

English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) enPR|h�r�sʹ, IPA|/h��ræs/, SAMPA|/h@"r{s/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æs|-æs
(General American|US) enPR|h�ʹr�s, IPA|/�hær�s/, SAMPA|/"h{r@s/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ær�s|-ær�s

Verb
en-verb|harass|es

  1. To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts
  2. To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest
  3. to put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties

#* :w:Nazis|Nazis and their sympathizers harassed :w:Jews|Jews and :w:Gypsies|Gypsies in the early 1940's.

Translations
trans-top|fatigue or tire
trans-mid
Scottish Gaelic: sàraich
trans-bottom

trans-top|annoy; molest
German: belästigen
trans-mid
Portuguese: molestar, incomodar
Scottish Gaelic: sàraich
trans-bottom

trans-top|excessive burden
German: verfolgen
trans-mid
Scottish Gaelic: sàraich
trans-bottom

Synonyms
hassle
harry
chivy or chivvy
chevy or chevvy
beset
plague
molest
provoke

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