Harass

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Harassed (hăr"ast or hå*răst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Harassing.] [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.
n.	1.	Devastation; waste.
	2.	Worry; harassment.

Verb	1.	harass - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke
	2.	harass - exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"

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