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