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harassed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: harassed adj : troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harried}, {pestered}, {vexed}]
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