harassed
adjective
[ ˈharəst ]
• feeling or looking strained as a result of having too many demands made on one.
• "it is a godsend for harassed parents"
Similar:
stressed,
strained,
frayed,
harried,
stressed out,
worn out,
hard-pressed,
careworn,
worried,
troubled,
vexed,
beleaguered,
agitated,
fretting,
distraught,
under stress,
under pressure,
at the end of one's tether,
with one's back to the wall,
at the end of one's rope,
hassled,
under the cosh,
stressy,
harass
verb
• subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
• "being harassed at work can leave you feeling confused and helpless"
Similar:
pester,
badger,
hound,
harry,
plague,
torment,
bedevil,
persecute,
bother,
annoy,
exasperate,
worry,
disturb,
trouble,
agitate,
provoke,
vex,
stress,
stress out,
nag,
keep on at,
chivvy,
tease,
bait,
molest,
hassle,
bug,
give someone a hard time,
drive someone up the wall,
drive someone round the bend,
drive someone round the twist,
mither,
devil,
ride,
Opposite:
leave in peace,
Origin:
early 17th century: from French harasser, from harer ‘set a dog on’, from Germanic hare, a cry urging a dog to attack.
