harass
harass is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out.
- noun. Devastation; waste.
- noun. Worry; harassment.
- verb. exhaust by attacking repeatedly
"harass the enemy"
- verb. annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
"This man harasses his female co-workers"
Synonyms
beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in harass:
Common word forms
haras, harassed, harasser, harasses, harassing, harassable, harassment
Words from these letters
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