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harassment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | molestation |
| Type of | mistreatment |
| Has types | ribbing, sexual harassment, tantalization, tease, teasing, torment, witch-hunt, worrying, badgering, baiting, bedevilment |
| Derivation | harass |
Examples of harassment
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She claimed that after she reported the matter, she was subjected to harassment.
From the post-gazette.com
There is, for instance, a marked decline in the harassment of campus recruiters.
From the time.com
Dec. 17, Charles Murdock Welch, 70, of Orange Beach was charged with harassment.
From the al.com
Orange Beach Dec. 16, harassment was reported in the 26000 block of Taylor Lane.
From the al.com
He says they had to endure severe weather conditions and harassment by militias.
From the voanews.com
He has been jailed on accusations of burglary, harassment and private indecency.
From the timesunion.com
It is during the scenes of deniable harassment that Jackson and the movie shine.
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Jordan was acquitted of two other counts of second-degree aggravated harassment.
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Those convicted of harassment can receive prison sentences of up to three years.
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- A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
- The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
- (harass) annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
- (harass) exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"
- (harassed) annoyed: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
- Harassment covers a wide range of offensive behaviour. It is commonly understood as behaviour intended to disturb or upset. In the legal sense, it is behaviour which is found threatening or disturbing. ...
- Harassment in the United Kingdom is a topic which in the past couple of decades has been taken increasingly seriously and has been the subject of a number of pieces of major legislation. ...
- (The Harassed) The tenth season of Frasier originally aired between September 2002 and May 2003, beginning on September 9, 2002.
- (harass) To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest; to put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties
