harass

🇺🇸 /həˈræs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhærəs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
verb
R

to bother someone again and again in a way that upsets them

He would harass his coworkers with constant emails and phone calls.

R

to keep attacking an enemy over and over

The soldiers would harass the enemy troops with surprise attacks at night.

translation

v. to bother someone again and again in a way that upsets them; to keep attacking an enemy over and over

Word Forms

3rd Present harasses
Past harassed
Perfect harassed
Progressive harassing