harass
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(verb) annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked" |
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Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke |
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Related Words: annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, goad, gravel, irritate, nark, needle, nettle, nettle, rag, rile, vex |
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(verb) challenge aggressively |
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Synonyms: heckle |
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Related Words: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt |
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(verb) annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
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Synonyms: badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease |
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Related Words: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, tantalize, torment |
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(verb) cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" |
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Synonyms: oppress, persecute |
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Related Words: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, haze, purge, rag, tantalize, torment |
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