'Harass' definitions:
Definition of 'harass'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Harass'
From: GCIDE
- Harass \Har"ass\ (h[a^]r"as or h[.a]*r[a^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harassed (h[a^]r"ast or h[.a]*r[a^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Harassing.] [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.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Harass'
From: GCIDE
- Harass \Har"ass\, n.
- 1. Devastation; waste. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Worry; harassment. [R.] --Byron. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'harass'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- afflict,
- aggravate,
- aggrieve,
- ail,
- annoy,
- badger,
- bait,
- be at,
- be the matter,
- beat,
- bedevil,
- befoul,
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- besiege,
- bewitch,
- blight,
- blockade,
- bludgeon,
- bluster,
- bluster out of,
- bother,
- bristle,
- browbeat,
- brown off,
- bug,
- bulldoze,
- bully,
- bullyrag,
- burn out,
- burn up,
- chevy,
- chivy,
- complicate matters,
- concern,
- condemn,
- corrupt,
- cow,
- crucify,
- curse,
- damage,
- debilitate,
- defile,
- demoralize,
- deprave,
- despoil,
- destroy,
- devil,
- disadvantage,
- discommode,
- discompose,
- disserve,
- distemper,
- distress,
- disturb,
- do a mischief,
- do evil,
- do ill,
- do in,
- do up,
- do wrong,
- do wrong by,
- dog,
- doom,
- dragoon,
- encircle,
- encompass,
- enervate,
- envelop,
- envenom,
- exasperate,
- exercise,
- exhaust,
- fag,
- fag out,
- fash,
- fatigue,
- flag,
- foray,
- frazzle,
- fret,
- get,
- get into trouble,
- gnaw,
- gripe,
- harm,
- harry,
- haunt,
- heckle,
- hector,
- hex,
- hound,
- huff,
- hunt,
- hurt,
- impair,
- inconvenience,
- infect,
- injure,
- intimidate,
- invest,
- irk,
- irritate,
- jade,
- jinx,
- knock out,
- knock up,
- lay siege to,
- maltreat,
- maraud,
- menace,
- miff,
- mistreat,
- molest,
- nag,
- needle,
- nettle,
- nudzh,
- oppress,
- outrage,
- overfatigue,
- overstrain,
- overtire,
- overweary,
- pain,
- peeve,
- perplex,
- persecute,
- perturb,
- pester,
- pick at,
- pick on,
- pique,
- plague,
- play havoc with,
- play hob with,
- pluck the beard,
- poison,
- pollute,
- poop,
- poop out,
- pother,
- prejudice,
- prostrate,
- provoke,
- pursue,
- put out,
- put to it,
- puzzle,
- ride,
- rile,
- roil,
- ruffle,
- savage,
- scathe,
- soften up,
- strain,
- stress,
- surround,
- systematically terrorize,
- taint,
- tease,
- terrorize,
- threaten,
- tire,
- tire out,
- tire to death,
- torment,
- torture,
- trouble,
- try,
- try the patience,
- tucker,
- tweak the nose,
- use up,
- vex,
- victimize,
- violate,
- weaken,
- wear,
- wear down,
- wear on,
- wear out,
- weary,
- wilt,
- wind,
- worry,
- wound,
- wreak havoc on,
- wrong