harass

IPA: hɝˈæs

To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
(specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.
To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
(obsolete) Often followed by out: to fatigue or tire (someone) with exhausting and repeated efforts.

Examples of "harass" in Sentences

Would that more foreigners would "harass" people in this way in Taiwan.
I might also be said to be intending to "harass" -- who knows, given how vague the term is?
They think our money is spent paying officers to "harass" the hunting public or pick up dead deer along the highways.
Despite the frequency with which I use the verb "harass," I think this entry should've been entitled "Hassle Hasbro."
Another opposition deputy singled out by Mugabe, Mike Auret, said there was nothing that Mugabe could "harass" him for.
After the fight that we didn't get to see with Bumblebee because we were forced to see a robotic gremlin harass 2 annoying kids, Barricade disappeared from the film.
Anyway, Myles wins the thread – by the time you’re harassing Pomona College students, the only more inoffensive and unlikely Americans left to harass is a senior citizens’ yoga group.
February 10th, 2010 at 6: 09 pm by the time you’re harassing Pomona College students, the only more inoffensive and unlikely Americans left to harass is a senior citizens’ yoga group.
Immigration officials in the Transkei region were on a new campaign to "harass" expatriate teachers who had no work permits, a delegation of Indian nationals claimed in Umtata at the weekend.
Day to day, though, censorship is less about dissuading the truly motivated (though, if it can make them easy to detect and harass, that is a plus) and more about preventing the casual from becoming motivated.