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harassed

ha·ras·sed

US/hɜrˈæst/ fairly common

adjective

1.

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

  • “harassed working mothers”
  • “a harried expression”
  • “her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions”
  • “the vexed parents of an unruly teenager”

Origin

From harass + -ed.

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