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Harass

🔄 Synonyms of "Harass"

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
provokeverb	(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
teaseverb	(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
besetverb	(transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
badgernoun	Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.
bugnoun	(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
pesterverb	(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
hasslenoun	Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
molestverb	To sexually assault or sexually harass.
beleaguerverb	To vex, harass, or beset.
plaguenoun	(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
oppressverb	(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
chevynoun	(transitive) To chase or hunt.
harrynoun	To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
heckleverb	(transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
chivvyverb	(transitive, British) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
persecuteverb	To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.
chivyverb	Alternative form of chevy. [(transitive) To chase or hunt.]
chevvynoun	Alternative spelling of Chevy. [(informal) A vehicle of this make.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Harass"

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Word	Definition
pesterverb	(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
provokeverb	(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
molestverb	To sexually assault or sexually harass.
hassleverb	Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
heckleverb	(transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
oppressverb	(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.
chivvyverb	(transitive, British) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
teaseverb	(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
harryverb	To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
chevyverb	(transitive) To chase or hunt.
beleaguerverb	To vex, harass, or beset.
besetverb	(transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
persecuteverb	To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.
plagueverb	(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
chivyverb	Alternative form of chevy. [(transitive) To chase or hunt.]
badgerverb	Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.
bugverb	(informal, transitive) To annoy.
chevvynoun	Alternative spelling of Chevy. [(informal) A vehicle of this make.]
annoyverb	(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
botherverb	(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.