harass
verb · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
Đồng nghĩa: beleaguer, beset, chevy, harry, molest, plague, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, persecute, bug, devil, beset, chevy, give someone grief, harass, harry, hound, pester, pick at, plague, vex
- 2.
(transitive)To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.
To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them.
Đồng nghĩa: afflict, distress, afflict, aggrieve, plague, atray, cag, distress, engrieve, grame, harass, harrow, harry, torment, trouble, vex, rend, wring
- 3.
(transitive)To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
Đồng nghĩa: harry
- 4.
(obsolete, transitive)Often followed by out: to fatigue or tire (someone) with exhausting and repeated efforts.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(archaic, transitive)Harassment; pestering.
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ine ḱeine ís The verb is derived from Middle French -, Old French harasser (to exhaust, tire out, wear out; to harry, torment, vex) (modern harasser), possibly from Old French harer (to set a dog on), from *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;