HARASSING
Verb
harassing
present participle of harass
Noun
harassing (plural harassings)
harassment
Anagrams
• singharas
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