HARASSED

annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed

(adjective) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; “harassed working mothers”; “a harried expression”; “her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions”; “the vexed parents of an unruly teenager”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

harassed

simple past tense and past participle of harass

Source: Wiktionary


HARASS

Har"ass (hâr"as), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Harassing.] Etym: [F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or harer to set (a dog) on.]

Definition: 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. [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march. Bacon. Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. Addison. Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. Tennyson.

Syn.

– To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry; disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex; molest; trouble; disturb; torment.

Har"ass, n.

1. Devastation; waste. [Obs.] Milton.

2. Worry; harassment. [R.] Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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