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Verbs for Harassment

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to harass
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to bother
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to trouble
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to pester
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to badger
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to bedevil
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to hound
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to bug
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to hassle
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to harry
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to eat
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to importune
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to plague
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to afflict
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to pry
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to spy
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to snoop
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to eavesdrop
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to infiltrate
to harass
to harass
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to subject someone to aggressive pressure or intimidation, often causing distress or discomfort

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The employee filed a complaint against a coworker who continued to harass them.
They were harassed by their classmates throughout high school, enduring constant bullying and taunting.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to bother
to bother
Verb
b
b
o
ɑ:
th
ð
e
ə
r
r

to cause someone to feel worried, upset, or concerned

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transitive
to trouble
to trouble
Verb
t
t
r
r
ou
ʌ
b
b
ə
l
l
e

to create problems for someone, resulting in hardship

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transitive
to pester
to pester
Verb
p
p
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to annoy someone repeatedly by making persistent requests

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to badger
to badger
Verb
b
b
a
æ
dg
ʤ
e
ɜ
r
r

to repeatedly annoy or harass someone with requests or questions

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to bedevil
to bedevil
Verb
b
b
e
ɪ
d
d
e
ɛ
v
v
i
ə
l
l

to continuously create problems for someone or something

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transitive
to hound
to hound
Verb
h
h
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

to constantly chase, pressure, or follow someone to gain or achieve something

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transitive
to bug
to bug
Verb
b
b
u
ʌ
g
g

to persistently annoy someone, often by making repeated requests or demands

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transitive
to hassle
to hassle
Verb
h
h
a
æ
ss
s
ə
l
l
e

to irritate someone or cause problems for them, particularly by asking them to do something over and over again

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to harry
to harry
Verb
h
h
a
ɛ
rr
r
y
i

to continually annoy someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to eat
to eat
Verb
ea
i:
t
t

to cause worry or annoyance for someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to importune
to importune
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
o
o:
r
r
t
t
u
u:
n
n
e

to request something in an annoyingly persistent way

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transitive
to plague
to plague
Verb
p
p
l
l
a
g
g
u
e

to continually cause someone or something difficulty, pain, or worry

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transitive
to afflict
to afflict
Verb
a
ə
ff
f
l
l
i
ɪ
c
k
t
t

to cause pain, suffering, or distress, often as a result of illness, injury, or hardship

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pry
to pry
Verb
p
p
r
r
y

to ask personal or unwanted questions

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intransitive
to spy
to spy
Verb
s
s
p
p
y

to secretly observe someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to snoop
to snoop
Verb
s
s
n
n
oo
u
p
p

to secretly investigate or look around to discover private information about someone

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intransitive
to eavesdrop
to eavesdrop
Verb
ea
i
v
v
e
s
z
d
d
r
r
o
ɑ
p
p

to secretly listen to a conversation without the knowledge or consent of those involved

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to infiltrate
to infiltrate
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
f
f
i
ɪ
l
l
t
t
r
r
a
t
t
e

to secretly enter an organization or group with the aim of spying on its members or gathering information

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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