harass /həˈɹæs/verb 5noun 1forms 5 verb5 •To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.Scottie, a precocious 10-year old,^([sic]) wears provocatively sloganed T-shirts and harasses her peers by text message. — 2007 •To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.I am gay and have AIDS and would very much like to write to someone. It is vey lonely here and they seem to think I'm going to die soon, though I wonder if they aren't just harassing me. — 1990 •To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.[T]he Britains, left to shift for themselves, and daily harassed by cruel Inroads from the Picts, were forced to call in the Saxons for their Defence; […] — 1712 •To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them. •(no longer used) Often followed by out: to fatigue or tire (someone) with exhausting and repeated efforts.Their Bodies harrass, sink 'em when they run; / And fry their melting Marrow in the Sun. — 1697 noun1 •(no longer used) Harassment; pestering.Mean while the men of Judah to prevent / The harrass of thir Land, beset me round; […] — 1671 formsharassed · harassing · harasses · harasseth · harassest
