harassed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: harassed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for harassed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harassed adj troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" Synonym(s): annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harass \Har"ass\ (h[acr]r"as), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harassing}.] [F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or harer to set (a dog) on.] 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. [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march. --Bacon. Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. --Addison. Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. --Tennyson. Syn: To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry; disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex; molest; trouble; disturb; torment.