Definitions for harass
həˈræs, ˈhær əs; ˈhær əs; həˈræsha·rass

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provokeverb

   annoy continually or chronically

   "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

2. harassverb

   exhaust by attacking repeatedly

   "harass the enemy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harassverb

   To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts.

2. harassverb

   To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest.

3. harassverb

   To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.

   Nazis and their sympathizers harassed Jews and Gypsies in the early 1940s.

4. Etymology: From harasser. Origin uncertain; compare harier; see harry; compare, harace, harace, harasse.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harassnoun

   Waste; disturbance.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   The men of Judah, to prevent
   The harass of their land, beset me round. John Milton, Agonist.

2. To Harassverb

   To weary; to fatigue; to tire with labour and uneasiness.

   Etymology: harasser, French, from harasse, a heavy buckler, according to Du Cauge Cange .

   These troops came to the army but the day before, harassed with a long and wearisome march. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

   Our walls are thinly mann’d, our best men slain;
   The rest, an heartless number, spent with watching,
   And harass’d out with duty. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   Nature oppress’d, and harass’d out with care,
   Sinks down to rest. Joseph Addison, Cato.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harass

   Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behavior that demeans, humiliates or embarrasses a person, and it is characteristically identified by its unlikelihood in terms of social and moral reasonableness. In the legal sense, these are behaviors that appear to be disturbing, upsetting or threatening. Traditional forms evolve from discriminatory grounds, and have an effect of nullifying a person's rights or impairing a person from benefiting from their rights. When these behaviors become repetitive, it is defined as bullying. The continuity or repetitiveness and the aspect of distressing, alarming or threatening may distinguish it from insult.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harass

   To harass means to persistently annoy, torment or intimidate someone, often causing distress or discomfort. This can occur through various means such as physical confrontations, psychological manipulation or online interactions. It can be a single instance or a series of incidents and may involve behaviors such as stalking, bullying, or making threats.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harassverb

   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

2. Harassnoun

   devastation; waste

3. Harassnoun

   worry; harassment

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harass

   har′as, v.t. to fatigue: to annoy or torment.—p.adj. Har′assed.—adv. Har′assedly.—n. Har′asser.—p.adj. Har′assing.—adv. Har′assingly.—n. Har′assment. [O. Fr. harasser; prob. from harer, to incite a dog.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harass

   To annoy; to perplex, and incessantly turmoil any body of men; to hang upon the rear and flunks of a retreating army, or to interrupt operations at a siege by repeated attacks upon the besiegers.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harass in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of harass in a Sentence

1. Ian Storey:

   Once (China) has all its facilities up and running, it will put the Philippines in a much more difficult position, the Chinese will be able to harass Philippine coastguard and naval vessels on a more regular basis ... they could try to impose blockades on other Philippine-occupied atolls, including Pagasa.

2. George Takei:

   Men who improperly harass or assault do not do so because they are gay or straight -- that is a deflection, they do so because they have the power, and they chose to abuse it. Brunton told The Hollywood Reporter that he doesn’t.

3. Wendy Rittenhouse:

   Yep ... 'Cause they’re going to harass you if they can find you anywhere.

4. Town Marshal David Smith:

   The issues we deal with are usually from someone who may be wanting to make a name for themselves and tries to harass or in some way antagonize an outlaw motorcycle gang member.

5. Paul Penzone:

   To include me in a lawsuit for which I had no involvement in crafting, vetting or passing is an example of targeting a law enforcement leader for the sake of sensationalization, there are 15 Sheriff's and 50-100 police chiefs in Republican Arizona. The ACLU listed my name only as a tactic to harass and target me.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=harass
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harass
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=harass
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harass
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harass
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=harass
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html