HARASSES
Verb
harasses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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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