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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1. hassar

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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. Unknown:

   People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   Any PRC action to harass other states' fishing or hydrocarbon development in these waters -- or to carry out such activities unilaterally -- is unlawful.

3. Tom Angell:

   As a point of reference, in 2008 no major candidate even supported decriminalization when asked in a debate, and our movement had to chase them around New Hampshire and repeatedly harass them just to garner pledges to stop federal raids on state-legal medical marijuana patients.

4. Maxine Waters:

   They’re not going to be able to go to a restaurant, they’re not going to be able to stop at a gas station, they’re not going to be able to shop at a department store, the people are going to turn on them, they’re going to protest, they’re going to absolutely harass them.

5. Indian Stats:

   Regular railway services have been further suspended to further harass and increase the problem of ordinary population. Corona is a drama.

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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