harass

3 definitions • 5 examples

to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time:

Stop harassing me!

to annoy or trouble someone repeatedly:

He claimed that the police continued to harass foreign journalists.

She felt she was being harassed by the coach’s constant demands.

to repeatedly annoy or upset someone over a period of time:

A university psychology professor has been arrested on accusations of using email to harass and torment employees at the school.

be harrassed by sb She complained of being harassed by the press.