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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Recent Examples of harassment
Zabik is facing two counts of inciting destruction of life or property, menacing, and harassment.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
And Kelly keeps cashing in, converting Hegseth’s harassment into campaign donations.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Migrant women in agriculture, food processing, and domestic work face staggering rates of harassment and assault.
—Mónica Ramírez, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The Authors Guild condemned the harassment.
—Essence, 7 Jan. 2026
In 2020, Jones pleaded guilty to robbery, assault, grand larceny and harassment charges for viciously attacking and robbing two women in the Bronx.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
But Grok last week started a new flood of undressed images, said BBJess, who keeps her name anonymous to avoid real-world harassment.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Flirtation can fly in some situations, but harassment is something else.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Furlan’s attorney slammed Radke’s filing, claiming Furlan was actually the one facing harassment.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
And Kelly keeps cashing in, converting Hegseth’s harassment into campaign donations.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Migrant women in agriculture, food processing, and domestic work face staggering rates of harassment and assault.
—Mónica Ramírez, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
The Authors Guild condemned the harassment.
—Essence, 7 Jan. 2026
In 2020, Jones pleaded guilty to robbery, assault, grand larceny and harassment charges for viciously attacking and robbing two women in the Bronx.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
But Grok last week started a new flood of undressed images, said BBJess, who keeps her name anonymous to avoid real-world harassment.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Flirtation can fly in some situations, but harassment is something else.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Furlan’s attorney slammed Radke’s filing, claiming Furlan was actually the one facing harassment.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassment
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Investigators said the fire was sparked following a domestic disturbance that led a woman to burn her boyfriend’s clothing in a barbecue pit on an apartment patio, FOX26 Houston reported.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The country’s strong standing in safety could stem from several factors, including societal structure, strict laws, and cultural focus on harmony, which keep street crime and public disturbances very low.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Congress used to debate authorizing such things, but with the GOP House and Senate now reduced to glorified White House staff offices, Trump need not trifle with such annoyances.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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At the time, liberalism’s leading intellectuals laughed off public annoyance at Obama’s lackluster performance, declaring that to expect big things from him was to believe—childishly, contemptibly—that the president was a kind of superhero.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Lessons in grit At training camp, Plimpton faced the teasing of players but earned respect by facing the brutality of sport and by persisting despite the inevitability of pain.—
Stephen Siff,
The Conversation,
26 Nov. 2025
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My whole hair life has always revolved around bangs, a lot of teasing, and that ’60s hairdo.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
24 Nov. 2025
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This is likewise the thrust of Salò, based on the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, an orgiastic, disturbing carnival of torture, rape, and killing, reset by Pasolini in the town from which fascism reigned in the 1940s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Marcano Tábata is widely identified by human rights groups as part of the command structure overseeing detention centers where political prisoners have been held, including facilities accused of systematic abuse and torture.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Harassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassment. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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