Antonyms for harassed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : huh-ras, har-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : həˈræs, ˈhær əs

Definition of harassed

Origin : 1610s, from French harasser "tire out, vex," possibly from Old French harer "set a dog on," and perhaps blended with Old French harier "to harry, draw, drag" [Barnhart]. Originally "to lay waste, devastate," sense of "distress" is from 1650s. Related: Harassed; harassing.

verb badger

Example sentences :

Better, however, was death than to be thus hunted and harassed.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

For very early shall I leave this place; harassed and fatigued to death.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The man is simply crazy about you, and harassed to death with this ranch business.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Clennam, harassed by more anxieties than one, was among this devoted band.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Here the infamous Tschauna harassed me and well-nigh put me to shame.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

His eyes had a harassed expression, but there was a gleam in them that set her heart beating.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

On the next day they harassed with their perquisitions all those who let lodgings.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

But this was no sooner done than they began to be harassed by Gorgopas and the privateers again.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

I mean that you have harassed me and my men at every opportunity.
Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham

You were having your business worries and you were harassed and nervous.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for harassed

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