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Another word for harass

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Verb

  1. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides

    See also:

    attack

  2. To disturb by repeated attacks

    See also:

    pain

    feelings

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Another word for harass

Verb

  1. To annoy an individual

    See also:

    bother

  2. To make small, persistent attacks

    See also:

    attack

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Sentence Examples

  • We'd better watch our step, and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

  • A strong detachment of Americans under General Charles Lee was sent forward to harass the enemy's rear and if possible cut off a portion of their long baggage train.

  • The Syrian general made fruitless attempts to capture them, and build forts in Judaea whose garrisons should harass Israel (r Macc. ix.

  • The Confederates, naturally anxious to harass the commerce of their enemies, endeavotired from the commencement of hostilities to purchase armed cruisers from builders of neutral nations.

  • This tradition, together with the advice of Alcibiades, led the Spartans to fortify Decelea as a basis for permanent occupation in Attica during the later years of the Peloponnesian War, from 413-404 B.C. Its position enabled them to harass the Athenians constantly, and to form a centre for fugitive slaves and other deserters.

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