harassment

noun

Definition of harassmentnext
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 Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images Two former Golden State Warriors employees have sued the NBA franchise, alleging gender, age and race-based discrimination, workplace harassment and retaliation tied to their terminations. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Thirteen days before Morissette’s lawsuit, Urinov filed her own claim against the singer in London’s King Bench Division, which handles cases of defamation, misuse of private information, data protection, and harassment by publication. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 Why did the employee who reported harassment lose the better shifts instead of the manager being moved? — William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The teen was taken into custody on suspicion of interference with staff, faculty or students of educational institutions and harassment before being released to his parents, police said. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Teri Lippy, one of the brewery’s owners, told CharlotteFive that the harassment had been going on for roughly two weeks, with about a dozen phone calls and an ongoing stream of emails and Facebook messages. — Evan Moore august 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 In the second half of 2025, LinkedIn removed 477,911 comments that provoked harassment or abuse and 80,806 comments that used adult language or imagery using its harmful message detector, according to LinkedIn’s transparency report. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 These high-profile instances of criminal harassment illustrate how threats have touched WNBA players across racial identities. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 However, Mica’s friends and family have placed fault on John-Paul due to his alleged harassment. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harassment
  1. disturbance
  2. annoyance
  3. teasing
  4. torture
Noun
  • Estradiol transdermal patches, which deliver the estrogen hormone directly into the bloodstream, are used to ease menopause symptoms such as mood swings, hot flashes and sleep disturbances.
    — Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As if a million white collar workers suddenly cried out in terror at once, a great disturbance in the AI force forced down every major AI chatbot service — a brief moment of reprieve from our AI empire overlords.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • But administrative burdens are a technology of annoyance, degradation, discrimination, and needless extraction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That information sticks together, and companies use it to build a profile of you for marketing, selling, and general annoyance.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoyance
Noun
  • Because after decades of rumors, whispers, teasing and the sort of speculation normally reserved for Elvis sightings and alien landings, a Days of Thunder sequel is officially on the fast track to theaters.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Here, in a characteristically unfiltered chat between Alix and Ashtin for InStyle, their sisterly bond—decidedly tender beneath the teasing—plays out in real time.
    — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of teasing
Noun
  • When white people get beaten up or injured, as gravely as by torture or as dramatically as in a car chase, the police appear to be unaware or indifferent, as do Black and white townspeople alike.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The joy and torture of the baseball season comes from its length.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of torture

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“Harassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harassment. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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