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harasses definition

harasses


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  harass 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  harass 
 
  Sense  1 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
 
  Sense  3 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  harass 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  harass 
 
  Sense  1 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
 
  Sense  3 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  harass 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  harass 
 
  4  senses  of  harass 
 
  Sense  1 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
 
  Sense  3 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  4 
  heckle,  harass 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt,  break  up  cut  off 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  harass 
 
  harass  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  harass 
 
  Sense  1 
  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  heckle,  harass 
  =>  interrupt,  disrupt,  break  up  cut  off 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  harass 
 
  The  verb  harass  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  persecute,  oppress,  harass  --  (cause  to  suffer;  "Jews  were  persecuted  in  the  former  Soviet  Union") 
  2.  (1)  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer  --  (annoy  persistently;  "The  children  teased  the  boy  because  of  his  stammer") 
  3.  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke  --  (annoy  continually  or  chronically;  "He  is  known  to  harry  his  staff  when  he  is  overworked") 
  4.  heckle,  harass  --  (challenge  aggressively) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  harass 
 
  The  verb  harass  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  persecute,  oppress,  harass  --  (cause  to  suffer;  "Jews  were  persecuted  in  the  former  Soviet  Union") 
  2.  (1)  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer  --  (annoy  persistently;  "The  children  teased  the  boy  because  of  his  stammer") 
  3.  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke  --  (annoy  continually  or  chronically;  "He  is  known  to  harry  his  staff  when  he  is  overworked") 
  4.  heckle,  harass  --  (challenge  aggressively) 



harasses definition