noun
1. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
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so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
• Syn: ↑torment
2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
• Syn: ↑molestation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑molest (for: ↑molestation), ↑harass
• Hypernyms: ↑mistreatment
• Hyponyms:
↑baiting, ↑badgering, ↑worrying, ↑torment, ↑bedevilment, ↑sexual harassment, ↑tease, ↑teasing, ↑ribbing, ↑tantalization, ↑witch-hunt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.