harassment

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
2. (countable, uncountable) Deliberate pestering or intimidation.
3. (countable, uncountable) The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force.

Synonyms

annoyance

torment

trouble

pestering

molestation

mobbing

vexation

bullying

bother

nuisance

oppression

bothering

inconvenience

infestation

moil

nagging

peeve

perplexity

persecution

pinch

pressure

ruin

straits

teasing

tormenting

troubling

tryingness

tyranny

worry

affliction

pain

countering

disruption

disturbance

electronic jamming

harass

harrying

humiliation

importunity

interference

invasion

irritation

jam

jamming

Translations

harcèlement

Belästigung

molestia

acoso

παρενόχληση

Schikane

assédio

fastidio

turbamento

hostigamiento

assetjament

dispetto

intimidatie

tormento

Mobbing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/həˈɹæs.mənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass + -ment.