<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester: He stays up late, harassed with doubt and anxiety</li><li>to intimidate or coerce, as with persistent demands or threats: Apparently a parent has been harassing the school principal with late-night phone calls</li><li>to subject to unwanted sexual advances: I was harassed by my boss many years ago</li><li>to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>annoy</li><li>hector</li><li>plague</li><li>vex</li><li>badger</li><li>beset</li><li>besiege</li></ul>