Harass (Verb)
Meaning 1
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The prank caller harasses the emergency services with fake calls every night.
- She felt like her ex-boyfriend was trying to harass her by showing up at her workplace every day.
- The police were called to the scene after multiple complaints about a man who continued to harass passersby.
- The company has a zero-tolerance policy for employees who harass their colleagues.
- The officer was accused of harassIng a suspect during interrogation.
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Meaning 2
Exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy".
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The guerrilla fighters used hit-and-run tactics to harass the enemy forces in the region.
- Persistent air strikes were employed to harass enemy troop movements during the night.
- Troop morale was low due to the constant sniper fire that began to harass them.
- Fighter jets were deployed to harass the enemy's advancing armored divisions.
- Resistance fighters continued to harass occupying forces with acts of sabotage.