har´ass|ing|ly

har´ass|ing|ly
har|ass «huh RAS, HAR uhs», transitive verb.
1. a) to trouble by repeated attacks; harry: »

Pirates harassed the villages along the coast.

b) to worry or unnerve (an enemy) by continuous small attacks.
2. to disturb; worry; torment; distress with annoying labor, care, or misfortune: »

The heat and the flies harassed us on the journey. He harassed them and embarrassed them with absolute ruthlessness (Atlantic).

 SYNONYM(S): plague, bother. See syn. under worry. (Cf. ↑worry)
3. Obsolete. to lay waste; devastate; plunder.
╂[< French harasser < Old French harer set a dog on < hare a shout to excite dogs to attack]
–har´ass|er, noun.
–har´ass|ing|ly, adverb.
–har´ass|ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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