harass

Meanings

Verb

• To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts.
• To annoy endlessly or systematically.
• To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.

Noun

• devastation; waste
• worry; harassment

Origin

• From Old French harasser, of obscure origin, perhaps from Old French harer or Old French harier, or both, see harry; compare Old French harace, harace, harasse.