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harassment

/hɚˈæsmənt/

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What does harassment mean?

noun

  1. Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
  2. Deliberate pestering or intimidation.
  3. The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force.

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IPA pronunciation

/hɚˈæsmənt/

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The approach of Christmas brings harassment and dread to many excellent people.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
They would see her agitation; and the dairyman, thinking the cause to be love alone, would good-naturedly tease her; and that harassment could not be borne.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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But with all this, and with worse possibilities of harassment than I have even touched upon, the woman at the next desk is powerless, so far as I am concerned, if I choose to make her so.
Annie Payson CallNerves and Common SenseProject Gutenberg ebook #4339