harassment
/həˈɹæs.mənt/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: harassments
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
Noun
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Deliberate pestering or intimidation.
Noun
Examples
“As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately in
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “harassment” mean?
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
Is “harassment” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.