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US
/hɝˈæsmənt/
]
[ UK /həɹˈæsmənt/ ]
[ UK /həɹˈæsmənt/ ]
NOUN
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a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
How To Use harassment In A Sentence
- A number have taken to waging campaigns of harassment against individuals. Times, Sunday Times
- That would prevent the case from setting any legal precedents on same-sex sexual harassment involving gay and bisexual women.
- They define sexual harassment as unwanted conduct of a sexual nature.
- Suffice to say that BECAUSE we can sue employers for injuries and harassment at work, they're not in a position to take wanton liberties with the employees who generate their profits.
- He cited the cases of a girl committing suicide after continued cyber-bullying and harassments and an online suicide pact among youth thwarted by South Korean police.
- If I could propose a line, it would be that hostile workplace sexual harassment exists where the environment is so severe as to be functionally equivalent to discrimination in hiring or promotion. The Volokh Conspiracy » Just What Speech Does “Hostile Environment Harassment” Law Restrict?
- The report said he used harassment and threats to intimidate television journalists.
- They are complaining about harassment by the police.
- Elise and Sawyer say they have been the most frequent victims of harassment both on and off campus.
- Another survey found that 51 per cent of women had experienced some form of sexual harassment in their working lives.