harassment

noun

Definition of harassmentnext
as in disturbance
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another he owes her a lot of money, so he shouldn't be surprised at her constant harassment for a repayment

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Recent Examples of harassment The suspect, 35-year-old Jorden Perozo, is charged with battery and harassment based on religious or ethnic heritage. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 He has been charged with second-degree murder, harassment, domestic assault, and tampering with physical evidence, according to court documents. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 He was charged with second-degree murder, felony harassment, domestic assault and two counts of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Jeremy has been charged with second-degree murder, first-degree harassment, second-degree domestic assault and two counts of tampering with physical evidence. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Women and girls should be able to live free from exploitation, abuse, trafficking, harassment and violence. — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said big cities are also preparing, including to prevent harassment of voters or election workers. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 At the Texas and Connecticut trials, victims’ relatives testified that Jones’ followers — believing his claims that the shooting didn’t happen — subjected them to death and rape threats, in-person harassment and abusive comments on social media. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Since then, Bogan and Moore have been in a public dispute over what happened to Kodak and have traded accusations of harassment. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassment
  1. disturbance
  2. annoyance
  3. teasing
  4. torture
Noun
  • The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday a tropical disturbance managed to overcome headwinds to become a tropical storm.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • But administrative burdens are a technology of annoyance, degradation, discrimination, and needless extraction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That information sticks together, and companies use it to build a profile of you for marketing, selling, and general annoyance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoyance
Noun
  • In 2022, comic Li Bo was fined 50,000 yuan ($7,400) for joking about the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in Shanghai and teasing teenagers.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The show’s first two episodes feature scenes of shadowboxing, random bouts of wrestling and friendly teasing between players and coaches in between the hustle and bustle of an NFL training camp.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of teasing
Noun
  • The lawsuit claims that Quero Silva, as the top military authority in Barquisimeto, a city in central-western Venezuela, oversaw their torture in the headquarters of the National Guard in the region.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • However, Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were ultimately responsible for the torture and murder of Gabriel and were prosecuted for that, and they were convicted of that.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of torture

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“Harassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassment. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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