harass
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verb with object
subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation:
【やっかいなこと･いやがらせなどで】(絶えず)〈人〉を困らせる, 悩ます «with, by» .
e.g. being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless.
make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy):
(繰り返し)〈敵(地)〉を攻撃する
e.g. the squadron's task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.
DERIVATIVES
harasser noun
harassingly adverb
ORIGIN
early 17th century: from French harasser, from harer ‘set a dog on’, from Germanic hare, a cry urging a dog to attack.
USAGE
Traditionally, the word harass has been pronounced with stress on the first syllable, as “HAR-us.” But the newer pronunciation that puts the stress on the second syllable ("huh-RAS") is increasingly more widespread and is considered standard. This is also true for harassed and harassment.