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 … Useful english dictionary
har´ass|ment — 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… … Useful english dictionary
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… … Useful english dictionary
har|ass|ing agent — «huh RAS ihng, HAR uhs », Military. any temporarily incapacitating substance, such as tear gas … Useful english dictionary
harass — har|ass [ˈhærəs, həˈræs] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: harasser, from harer to set a dog on ] 1.) to make someone s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them ▪ A number of black… … Dictionary of contemporary English
harassment — har|ass|ment [ˈhærəsmənt, həˈræsmənt] n [U] when someone behaves in an unpleasant or threatening way towards you ▪ African Americans have been complaining about police harassment for years. harassment of ▪ Political parties are banned, and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Harass — Har ass, n. 1. Devastation; waste. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Worry; harassment. [R.] Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harass — Har ass (h[a^]r as or h[.a]*r[a^]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harassed} (h[a^]r ast or h[.a]*r[a^]st ); 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harassed — Harass Har ass (h[a^]r as or h[.a]*r[a^]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harassed} (h[a^]r ast or h[.a]*r[a^]st ); 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harasser — Har ass*er ( [ e]r), n. One who harasses. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
