harassment

English Thesaurus

1. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)

hypernym	:	mistreatment,
definition	:	the practice of treating (someone or something) badly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	baiting,
definition	:	harassment especially of a tethered animal (noun.act)

hyponym	:	badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying,
definition	:	the act of harassing someone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sexual harassment,
definition	:	unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee (noun.act)

hyponym	:	ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing,
definition	:	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act)

hyponym	:	witch-hunt,
definition	:	searching out and harassing dissenters (noun.act)

2. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	annoyance, chafe, vexation,
definition	:	anger produced by some annoying irritation (noun.feeling)

3. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

4. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment,
definition	:	treat cruelly (verb.emotion)

5. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

6. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment,
definition	:	treat cruelly (verb.emotion)