HARASSED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HARASSED?

Need another word that means the same as “harassed”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “harassed” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Harassed” are: annoyed, harried, pestered, vexed, stressed, strained, frayed, stressed out, hard-pressed, careworn, worried, troubled, beleaguered, agitated, distraught

Harassed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Harassed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “harassed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.
• Feeling or looking strained as a result of having too many demands made on one.

Synonyms of "Harassed" as an adjective (15 Words)

agitated	Troubled emotionally and usually deeply. There s no point getting agitated.
annoyed	Aroused to impatience or anger. He was annoyed at being woken up so early.
beleaguered	In a very difficult situation. The board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation.
careworn	Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering. A careworn expression.
distraught	Deeply agitated especially from emotion. He is terribly distraught.
frayed	(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravelled or worn at the edge. An effort to soothe frayed nerves.
hard-pressed	Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty.
harried	Feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one; harassed. A harried expression.
pestered	Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. Her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions.
strained	Of a mainly liquid substance having been strained to separate out any solid matter. She gave a strained laugh.
stressed	Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. He dropped out of the race clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing.
stressed out	Suffering severe physical strain or distress.
troubled	Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination. His troubled face.
vexed	(of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic. The vexed issue of priorities.
worried	Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc. There was a worried frown on his face.

Usage Examples of "Harassed" as an adjective

• It is a godsend for harassed parents.
• Harassed working mothers.

Associations of "Harassed" (30 Words)

afflict	(of a celestial body) be in a stressful aspect with (another celestial body or a point on the ecliptic. His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.
annoy	Cause annoyance in disturb especially by minor irritations. The decision really annoyed him.
beleaguer	Surround so as to force to give up. He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry.
beset	Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems. Springy grass all beset with tiny jewel like flowers.
blooming	Informal intensifiers. It s a blooming good read.
cruelly	With cruelty. Their hopes were cruelly dashed.
distress	Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. Originally distress was a landlord s remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord s lien.
disturb	Damage as if by shaking or jarring. Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much.
harry	Annoy continually or chronically. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked.
importunate	Persistent, especially to the point of annoyance. An importunate job applicant.
intensely	In an intense manner. An intensely competitive industry.
irk	Irritate or vex. It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
irritable	(of a living organism) having the property of responding actively to physical stimuli. She was tired and irritable.
irritate	Cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body. His tone irritated her.
nag	A person who nags someone. She nagged to take a vacation.
nettle	Sting with nettles. I was only asking Jess said nettled.
offend	Break a commonly accepted rule or principle. 17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language.
oppress	Cause distress or anxiety to. A system which oppressed working people.
peeve	A cause of annoyance. That was the one thing that peeved him.
persecute	Harass or annoy (someone) persistently. His followers were persecuted by the authorities.
persistently	In a persistent manner. The rules are persistently flouted.
pester	Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions. She constantly pestered him with telephone calls.
rag	Apply paint to a surface with a rag. He wiped his hands on an oily rag.
ravage	Cause severe and extensive damage to. The ravages committed by man.
rile	Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. He has been riled by suggestions that his Arsenal future is in doubt.
tease	Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity. The children teased the boy because of his stammer.
throes	Violent pangs of suffering. He convulsed in his death throes.
torment	A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. The torments of the damned.
vex	Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters. Vex the subject of the death penalty.
vexation	The act of troubling or annoying someone. The vexations of life under canvas.