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harassing definition
harassing |
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 -------------- Grep of noun harassing harassing fire 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)
harassing definition
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