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harass
CEFRC1
/həˈɹæs/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To repeatedly annoy, threaten, or trouble someone.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.
Examples
I don't want you to harass Tom.
Tell your son not to harass my daughter anymore.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
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.
To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
More examples
In contextNo, he didn't harass me.
To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them.
For it is a stout calf, ripe for the temples and altar [to be sacrificed], and to be sprinkled with wine; who is now ashamed to draw the dugs of his mother, and who harasseth the oaks with his budding horn.
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Origin
verb
The verb is derived from Middle French, Old French harasser (“to exhaust, tire out, wear out; to harry, torment, vex”) (modern French harasser (“to exhaust, tire out, wear out”)), possibly from Old French harer (“to set a dog on”), from Frankish *hara (“here, hither”) (a command for a dog to attack), from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r (“here, in this place”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here; this”) + *ís (“the (person or thing just named)”) + *-r. The noun is derived from the verb.