harassment

as in disturbance
the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another he owes her a lot of money, so he shouldn't be surprised at her constant harassment for a repayment

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Noun
  • The data is normalized, de-duplicated and time-aligned in real time, ensuring that every heart-rate spike or sleep disturbance immediately informs the AI risk models.
    Gil Press, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The whales are facing a number of threats, including declining quantity and quality of prey, toxic pollution and disturbance from vessel noise, according to the Marine Mammal Commission.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Some of those annoyances include busier streets, increased housing prices and tourist traffic.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • But investors’ annoyance over his answers pointed to Walgreens’ much deeper problems.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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  • There have been reports of human rights violations, including torture and forced confessions at the facility.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 24 June 2025
  • Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries that are not their places of origin without first giving them the chance to raise fears of torture, persecution or death.
    June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
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“Harassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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