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Harassing

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Harassing"

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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.
hasslenoun	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.
harrynoun	To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
chevynoun	(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.
plaguenoun	(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.]
badgernoun	Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.
bugnoun	(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
chevvynoun	Alternative spelling of Chevy. [(informal) A vehicle of this make.]
badgeringnoun	The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
pesteringnoun	An act or instance of annoying somebody.