Definition of harass Harass
/hɚæˈs/ - [herats] - har•ass
We found 15 definitions of harass from 8 different sources.
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What does harass mean?
WordNet
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| harass - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" | ||
| hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke | ||
| annoy, rile, nettle, devil, nark, irritate, gravel, get to, get at, vex, chafe, rag, bother cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
| needle, goad goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" | ||
| bedevil, frustrate, torment, crucify, dun, rag torment emotionally or mentally | ||
| haze harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions | ||
| harass - exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" | ||
| aggress, attack begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- harass (Noun)
devastation; waste. - harass (Noun)
worry; harassment. - harass (Verb)
To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts. - harass (Verb)
To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest. - harass (Verb)
To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- harass (v. t.)
To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out. - harass (n.)
Devastation; waste. - harass (n.)
Worry; harassment.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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harass
har′as, v.t. to fatigue: to annoy or torment.—p.adj. Har′assed.—adv. Har′assedly.—n. Har′asser.—p.adj. Har′assing.—adv. Har′assingly.—n. Har′assment. [O. Fr. harasser; prob. from harer, to incite a dog.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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harass
To torment and fatigue men with needless work.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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harass
To annoy; to perplex, and incessantly turmoil any body of men; to hang upon the rear and flunks of a retreating army, or to interrupt operations at a siege by repeated attacks upon the besiegers.
Wikipedia 
- Harass or harassment is a type of torture. Harassment can be done by attacking someone when they tell you to stop etc.
Part of speech
🔤- harass, verb, present, 1st person singular of harass (infinitive).
- harass, verb (infinitive).
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