“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
verb
exhaust by attacking repeatedly
“harass the enemy”
Word Forms
harasser
noun
a persistent tormentor
harassment
noun
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
hassle
noun
an angry disturbance
harrier
noun
a persistent attacker
plague
noun
an annoyance
molestation
noun
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
provocative
adjective
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope
provocation
noun
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
provoker
noun
someone who deliberately foments trouble
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
belästigen
ständig oder chronisch nerven
🇫🇷French
harceler
gêner continuellement ou de façon chronique
🇪🇸Spanish
acosar
Molestar de forma continua o crónica.
🇮🇹Italian
molestare
infastidiscono continuamente o cronicamente
🇳🇱Dutch
lastigvallen
voortdurend of chronisch irriteren
🇵🇹Portuguese
molestar
irritar continuamente ou cronicamente
🇷🇺Russian
преследовать
раздражать постоянно или хронически
India
🇮🇳Hindi
परेशान
लगातार या कालानुक्रमिक रूप से परेशान करना
🇧🇩Bengali
হয়রানি
ক্রমাগত বা দীর্ঘস্থায়ীভাবে বিরক্ত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
துன்புறுத்துகின்றன
தொடர்ந்து அல்லது நீண்டகாலமாக தொந்தரவு செய்யுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
వేధిస్తాయి
నిరంతరం లేదా దీర్ఘకాలికంగా బాధించు
🇮🇳Marathi
त्रास देणे
सतत किंवा सतत त्रास देणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પરેશાન
સતત અથવા ક્રોનિક રીતે હેરાન કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಿರುಕುಳ ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ
ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപദ്രവിക്കുക
തുടർച്ചയായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദീർഘകാലമായി ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ
ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہراساں کرنا
مسلسل یا دائمی طور پر پریشان کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
骚扰
持续地或长期地惹恼
🇯🇵Japanese
嫌がらせ
継続的または慢性的にイライラさせる
🇰🇷Korean
괴롭히다
지속적으로 또는 만성적으로 짜증나게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quấy rối
làm phiền liên tục hoặc mãn tính
🇹🇭Thai
ก่อกวน
รบกวนอย่างต่อเนื่องหรือเรื้อรัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengganggu
mengganggu terus menerus atau kronis
🇲🇾Malay
mengganggu
mengganggu secara berterusan atau kronik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مضايقة
إزعاج بشكل مستمر أو مزمن
🇮🇷Persian
آزار دادن
به طور مداوم یا مزمن آزار دهند
🇹🇷Turkish
taciz etmek
sürekli veya kronik olarak rahatsız etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהָצִיק
לעצבן ללא הרף או באופן כרוני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'harass'?
The primary meaning of 'harass' is 'annoy continually or chronically'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'harass' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'harass' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'harass' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'harass' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'harass' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'harass' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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