English noun: harassment |
1. | harassment (feeling) a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented |
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| Samples | So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors.
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| Synonyms | torment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | annoyance, chafe, vexation |
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2. | harassment (act) the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
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| Synonyms | molestation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mistreatment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | badgering, baiting, bedevilment, ribbing, sexual harassment, tantalization, tease, teasing, torment, witch-hunt, worrying |
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