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Harass Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    harass v
  1. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]
  2. exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"
Harass Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Harass \Har"ass\, n.
  1. Devastation; waste. [Obs.] --Milton.
  2. Worry; harassment. [R.] --Byron.
Harass Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Harass \Har"ass\ (h[a^]r"as), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Harassing.] [F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or harer to set (a dog) on.] 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. [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march. --Bacon. Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. --Addison. Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. --Tennyson. Syn: To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry; disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex; molest; trouble; disturb; torment.

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  • Harassment: overtired Of the French verb harasser itself we have first records in a Latin to French translation of 1527 of Thucydides ’ History of the ...
  • Sexual harassment: There is often more than one type of harassing behavior present, so a single harasser may fit more than one category. These are brief ...
  • Sexual harassment in education in the United States: definition of sexual harassment includes harassment by both peers and individuals in a position of power relative to the person being harassed. ...

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* Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest. - Samuel Johnson

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


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  • Hospital men harass Sun.Star fotog
    JOURNALISTS covering the fire at the Department of Psychiatry of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), more commonly referred to as the Mental Hospital in Davao City, had their attentions turned when hospital personnel grabbed Sun.Star Davao photojournalist, took his camera by force, and erased the photos taken of the fire. Read more on this news related to 'Harass'
  • Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits
    Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits MIAMI (AP) — Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them. Read more on this news related to 'Harass'
  • Sheldon Silver: Ban hush money for sex-harass complaints
    Shannon DeCelle HE'S FROWNING IN PROBLEMS: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, feeling heat over his handling of the Vito Lopez scandal, yesterday proposes nixing secret payoffs. ALBANY — Better late than never! In a last-ditch effort to hold on to power, embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday proposed sweeping changes to... Read more on this news related to 'Harass'

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