Need another word that means the same as “harassment”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “harassment” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Harassment” are: molestation, torment, persecution, badgering, intimidation, bother, annoyance, aggravation, irritation, pressure, force, coercion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “harassment” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| aggravation | An exasperated feeling of annoyance. The aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care. |
| annoyance | The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation. There was annoyance at government interference. |
| badgering | Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere. |
| bother | An angry disturbance. It may seem like too much bother to cook just for yourself. |
| coercion | The act of compelling by force of authority. Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement. |
| force | The army navy and air force of a country. The Committee accepted the force of this argument. |
| intimidation | The feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid. The intimidation of witnesses and jurors. |
| irritation | A sudden outburst of anger. The minor irritations of life. |
| molestation | The action of pestering or harassing someone in an aggressive or persistent manner. He was tried for molestation of two young girls. |
| persecution | The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion. His persecution at the hands of other students. |
| pressure | The pressure exerted by the atmosphere. Gas can be fed to the turbines at a pressure of around 250 psi. |
| torment | A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors. |
| avaricious | Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. They are avaricious and will do anything for money. |
| avenge | Take revenge for a perceived wrong. He vowed in silent fervour to avenge their murders. |
| browbeat | Be bossy towards. A witness is being browbeaten under cross examination. |
| bully | Be bossy towards. He did a bully job. |
| bullying | The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something. |
| complaining | The expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something. A complaining boss. |
| defraud | Illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. She defrauded the customers who trusted her. |
| exploitation | The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful. Capitalistic exploitation of the working class. |
| fractious | Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome. King Malcolm struggled to unite his fractious kingdom. |
| fretful | Nervous and unable to relax. The baby was crying with a fretful whimper. |
| gloat | An act of gloating. His enemies gloated over his death. |
| hector | Be bossy towards. She doesn t hector us about giving up things. |
| intimidation | The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something. The election was marred by allegations of government intimidation and vote rigging. |
| moneylender | A person whose business is lending money to others who pay interest. |
| querulous | Habitually complaining. She became querulous and demanding. |
| reprisal | The forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation. The threat of reprisal. |
| retaliate | Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil. The blow stung and she retaliated immediately. |
| retaliation | The action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge. The bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects. |
| retribution | The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life. Employees asked not to be named saying they feared retribution. |
| revenge | Inflict revenge on behalf of someone else. Other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands. |
| rogue | A seedling or plant deviating from the standard variety. A rogue elephant. |
| ruffian | A violent criminal or troublemaker. |
| stigmatize | Describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval. Francis stigmatized in fashion as his Lord. |
| tease | Ruffle (one’s hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect. Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing. |
| tense | Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles e g the vowel sound in beat. Relations between the two neighbouring states were tense. |
| testy | Easily irritated or annoyed. She could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity. |
| unscrupulous | Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants. |
| vengeance | The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life–Romans 12:19. He swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him. |
| victimize | Punish unjustly. I was victimized by this con man. |
| wreak | Avenge (someone who has been wronged. Torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday. |
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