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harass
English
Etymology
From Old French harasser (“to tire out, to vex”), of obscure origin, perhaps from Old French harer (“to stir up, provoke, set a dog on”) and/or Old French harier (“to harry”); see harry; compare Old French harace (“a basket made of cords”), harace, harasse (“a very heavy and large shield”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: h?r?s?, h??r?s, IPA(key): /h???æs/, /?hæ??s/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: h??r?s, h?r?s?, IPA(key): /?hæ??s/, /h???æs/
- Rhymes: -æs
- Rhymes: -ær?s
Verb
harass (third-person singular simple present harasses, present participle harassing, simple past and past participle harassed)
- To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts.
- To annoy endlessly or systematically.
- Synonyms: beset, chevy, hassle, harry, molest, plague, provoke
- 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Chapter 23[1]
- In my old home, I always knew that John and my master were my friends; but here, although in many ways I was well treated, I had no friend. York might have known, and very likely did know, how that rein harassed me; but I suppose he took it as a matter of course that could not be helped; at any rate nothing was done to relieve me.
- To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.
Derived terms
- harasser
- harassful
- harassment
Translations
Noun
harass
- (obsolete) devastation; waste
- (obsolete) worry; harassment
- The daily harass, and the fight delay'd
Further reading
- harass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- harass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- hassar
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rile
English
Etymology
From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Verb
rile (third-person singular simple present riles, present participle riling, simple past and past participle riled)
- to make angry
- to stir or move from a state of calm or order
- Money problems rile the underpaid worker every day.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really rile me.
- It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.
Synonyms
- aggravate
- anger
- annoy
- irritate
- vex
Derived terms
- rilesome
Translations
Derived terms
- to get riled up - to become angry
Anagrams
- Iler, Irel., Lier, Reil, Riel, lier, lire, riel
Spanish
Verb
rile
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rilarse.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rilarse.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of rilarse.
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