ha·rass /həˈr¿s, ˈh¿rəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[huh-ras, har-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
1. to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
2. to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid.
[Origin: 1610–20; < F, MF harasser to harry, harass, v. der. of harace, harache (in phrase courre a la harace pursue) = hare cry used to urge dogs on (< Frankish *hara here, from this side; cf. OHG hera, MD hare) + -asse aug. or pejorative suffix < L -âcea]
—Related forms
ha·rass·a·ble, adjective
ha·rass·er, noun
ha·rass·ing·ly, adverb
ha·rass·ment, noun
—Synonyms 1. badger, vex, plague, hector torture. See /ˈh¿rəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[har-uhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, with stress on the first syllable. A newer pronunciation, /həˈr¿s/[huh-ras], has developed in North American (but not British) English. While this newer pronunciation is sometimes criticized by older educated speakers, it has become the more common one in the U.S., especially among younger educated speakers, some of whom have only minimal familiarity with the older form.
OKAY NOW YOU ARE ALL WONDERING WHY I AM WRITING THIS. ITS BECAUSE I FEEL ITS A SUBJECT THAT NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT. AND IT COMES IN MANY FORMS WETHER ONLINE. AT HOME, AT THE WORKPLACE, OR AT SCHOOL. TOO MANY TIMES WE HAVE SEEN IT AND WE JUST IGNORE IT OR WE HAVE DONE IT OTHERS. I KNOW I AM NOT PERFECT IN ANYWAY AND YES I HAVE PROABLY DONE MY SHARE OF HARRASSING BEFORE. WE HEAR ALOT ON THE NEWS ABOUT KIDS BEING BULLIED AT SCHOOL, BUT WHAT ABOUT AT WORK, ONLINE OR EVEN IN THE MILITARY HOW COME WE NEVER HEAR STORIES ABOUT THAT. ITS BECAUSE WE ARE ALL AFRAID TO SPEAK UP, AFRAID WE MIGHT GET LAUGHED AT OR IN SOME CASES HARRASSED ENOUGHT FOR US TO COMMIT SUICIDE. I HAVE LOST FRIENDS BECAUSE OF HARRASSMENT AND IT DOES HURT SOME DAYS. ITS NOT WORTH TAKING YOUR LIFE OR OTHERS. AND HARRASSMENT COMES IN MANY FORMS WETHER IT BE VERBAL, WRITTEN OR IN SOME CASES LIKE AT SCHOOLS GETTING PICKED OR BEAT UP EVERYDAY. ALOT OF TIMES WE GET HARRASSED BY OUR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS AND OUR FRIENDS AND SOMETIMES YOU WISH IT WOULD STOP. YOU GET WITHDRAWN OR IN SOME CASES TO THE POINT WHERE IT ALL BLOWS UP AND YOU DECIDE TO GO KILL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HARRASSING YOU. IT DOES HAPPEN BUT WE JUST DONT HEAR ABOUT EVERY SINGLE CASE OUT THERE. CAUSE MANY OF TIMES IT NEVER GETS REPORTED. SAME AS ONLINE HARRASSMENT. WE NEVER HEAR MUCH BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST TEND TO KEEP IT TO THEMSELVES. THEY LET IT KEEP HAPPENING.. BUT ITS GOT TO STOP. WE ALL NEED TO SPEAK UP AGAINST HARRASSMENT OF ANY KIND. WE CANT LET IT KEEP HAPPENING TO PEOPLE, LET SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY KNOW. LIKE A SCHOOL COUNSELOR, POLICE OFFICERS, OR ANYONE IN AUTHORITY.WE CAN ALL DO A PART IN STOPPING HARRASSMENT AND BULLYING. YOU WHO ARE PARENTS OUT THERE WATCH YOUR KIDS FOR ANY SIGNS. AND TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT BULLYING AND HARRASSMENT. PREVENTION DOES START AT HOME. I KNOW ITS SCARRY SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN AND IT JUST DOESNT HAPPEN OVER NIGHT IT HAPPENS OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS, MONTHS, YEARS. SORRY I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO GET THIS OFF MY MIND AND MY CHEST. I DID ALOT OF THINKING TODAY AT WORK ABOUT THIS. I GUESS WE ALL DONT TALK ENOUGH ABOUT IT. SO TO ALL MY FRIENDS HUGS ALL AND SORRY FOR MY RAMBLING ON THIS.
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