harass
Badger without stopping
To harass is to subject someone to persistent, unwanted attention or pressure.
The word covers a spectrum from minor annoyance to serious misconduct: a salesman who won't take no for an answer, a bully who targets the same kid daily, a boss who makes repeated sexual advances.
She was harassed by debt collectors.
He filed a harassment complaint against his supervisor.
Habitual intimidator
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- victimizeHarm someone deliberately
- intimidateInstill fear to control
- persecuteHarass cruelly, persistently
target · pick on · ridicule · mock · taunt · belittle · demean · humiliate
Offensive remark or action
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- yellSpeak very loudly
- curseInvoked harm through words
- heckleHarass a performer verbally
jeer · taunt · slur · threaten · abuse · denigrate · deride · revile
Feel about blindly
- leerSuggestive sidelong look
- catcallHarassing shout or whistle
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- stalkPlant's vertical support
objectify · assault · misconduct · unwanted advances · quid pro quo · hostile environment · predatory · inappropriate
Expression of discontent
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- restraining orderCourt-enforced avoidance mandate
- hostile workplaceAbusive professional setting
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
retaliation · grievance · settlement · liability · violation · policy · report · investigation
pester
Annoy with persistence
hound · hassle · annoy · irritate · bug · needle · plague · vex · aggravate · chivy
bully
Habitual intimidator
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- victimizeHarm someone deliberately
- intimidateInstill fear to control
persecute · target · pick on · ridicule · mock · taunt · belittle · demean · humiliate · cyberbully
insult
Offensive remark or action
heckle · jeer · taunt · slur · threaten · abuse · denigrate · deride · revile · vilify
grope
Feel about blindly
- leerSuggestive sidelong look
- catcallHarassing shout or whistle
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
stalk · objectify · assault · misconduct · unwanted advances · quid pro quo · hostile environment · predatory · inappropriate · coerce
complaint
Expression of discontent
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- restraining orderCourt-enforced avoidance mandate
- hostile workplaceAbusive professional setting
discrimination · retaliation · grievance · settlement · liability · violation · policy · report · investigation · documentation
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- agitateagitate, stir, rouse, disturb, rile up
- houndhound, pester, badger, hassle, dog
- oppressoppress, persecute, tyrannize, subjugate, dominate
- RTS GamesStarCraft, Warcraft, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, Red Alert
- MOBAsMOBA, heroes, champions, minion, creeps
- street harassmentUnwanted public verbal intrusion
- sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual behavior creating hostility
- workplace harassmentUnwelcome conduct at work
- online harassmentHostile conduct via internet
- digital harassmentAbusive online targeting
- racial harassmentMistreatment based on ethnicity
harassment, harassed, harassing, harasser, harasses, unharassed