Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of harassing, or the state of being harassed; vexation; that which harasses or vexes.
Wiktionary
- n. Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
- n. Deliberate pestering or annoying.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
- n. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
Examples
“Of particular concern is the expansion of the term harassment to include “harassment by communication,” which means a person can be convicted on the basis of spoken words alone.19”
“Etiquette is being rewritten, the word harassment has taken on a new meaning, training books for office protocol and politically correct phrasing are everywhere.”
“Robert Klein Engler, a former adjunct professor at Roosevelt University, wants to tell his story, and with the word harassment lingering around his name it is not hard to understand why he is deeply concerned with clearing his reputation.”
“Story by Charlsie Dewey, courtesy of The Windy City Times Robert Klein Engler, a former adjunct professor at Roosevelt University, wants to tell his story, and with the word harassment lingering arou...”
“Rape is never to be defended, but I think the term harassment is too broad and is being abused in this situation.”
“By the mid-2000s, he found himself the defendant in a series of what he calls harassment lawsuits, filed by people he said had ties to the security agencies.”
The Wall Street Journal: Life Under the Gaze of Gadhafi's Spies
“The group refers to what it calls harassment and arbitrary arrests ofcivil society activistsand political opponents.”
Voice of America: Human Rights Watch Asks SADC to Pressure Zimbabwe on Harassment, Arbitrary Arrests
“Mr. Stavis later admitted in testimony that the word "harassment" was used by him, and not Mr. Jackson.”
“LEMON: Filmmaker Michael Moore says he's facing what he calls harassment from the Bush administration.”
“Nasraoui, 50, gained international attention last year when she went on a 57-day hunger strike to protest at what she calls harassment by the government.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘harassment’.
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A-R-A Words
It's an odd-looking pattern in English. Please add words if it makes you happy. :) K-POW! Wow @gulyasrobi!
scarab, Arawak, Sahara, Arab, pharaoh, caravan, carat, parachute, arachnid, Saran Wrap, Sarah, tarantella and 492 more...
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JURI - crimes and offences
Don't commit any of these if you can
firearms trafficking, serious and organ..., trafficking in hu..., illegal shipment ..., cybercrime, money laundering, sale of counterfe..., sale of dangerous..., smuggling, infraction, corruption, organised crime and 153 more...
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POL - elections
weak democracy, stand a chance ag..., whistle stop, special interest ..., voting machine, trumpeting support, voting power, to court votes, war chest, short-term observ..., soak-the-rich lef..., term of office and 930 more...
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JURI - courtroom speak
Legal glossary with special focus on courtroom vocabulary
accused, acquittal, ADA, adjournment, adjudication, affidavit, affirmed, aggravated range, aggravating factors, allegation, alleged, answer and 794 more...
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English words used in Czech
best-seller, peeling, piercing, snowboard, skateboard, all inclusive, know-how, image, swing, party, spam, playback and 32 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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VanishedOne's Words
facipulator, fetiphobia, gules, boustrophedon, reverse boustroph..., unreal, ensiform, xiphoid, romhack, heritage, floccinaucinihili..., johnian and 1004 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for harassment.
chained_bear Me neither.
I saw some stupid commercial last night in which a young man said that "being American" was the greatest feeling he could have. Really? A feeling? Aug 14, 2008
vanishedone I wouldn't have said harassment was a feeling, which is what the top two WeirdNet definitions imply. Aug 14, 2008