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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aggravating, annoying, bothering, bothersome, chafing, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, fretting, galling, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, upsetting, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worrying
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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Harass \Har"ass\ (h[a^]r"as or h[.a]*r[a^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p.
   p. Harassed (h[a^]r"ast or h[.a]*r[a^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Harassing.] [F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of
   cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or
   harer to set (a dog) on.]
   To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts;
   esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause
   to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes
   followed by out.
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         [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march.
                                                  --Bacon.
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         Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. --Addison.
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         Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. --Tennyson.

   Syn: To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry;
        disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex;
        molest; trouble; disturb; torment.
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