harassment

[ huh-ras-muh nt, har-uh s-muh nt ]

/ həˈræs mənt, ˈhær əs mənt /

the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly; persecution: She sued her boss for sexual harassment.

Origin of harassment

harass + -ment

o·ver·har·ass·ment, noun

When the man threatened to report him for harassment to the NOPD, Farrell arrested him.

The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise |Jason Berry |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But fishing for rationale in harassment is almost always a waste of time.

A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat |Annie Gaus |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In light of the Michael Brown shooting, others have come forward to share their own stories of bullying, and harassment by police.

Are College Educated Police Safer? |Keli Goff |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Here, courtesy of BuzzFeed, is how it feels to be on the end of unsolicited compliments and harassment.

What Does It Feel Like To Be Catcalled? |The Daily Beast Video |November 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In an ideal world, Twitter should be expected to address its harassment problem head on.

If Twitter Won’t Handle Its Massive Harassment Problem, These Women Will |Samantha Allen |November 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There would be no scuffling for life insurance, no harassment over wall-paper, no daughters to pity a father's failure.

A Yankee from the West |Opie Read
The exasperation of the southern Idaho communities, under continual Indian harassment, became extreme.

The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914 |Various
He had given himself up to a contemplation of possibilities as an escape from harassment.

Nobody's Child |Elizabeth Dejeans
Only for this harassment of the Dot sheep, the roundup wagons would be loaded and ready to rattle abroad over the land.

Flying U Ranch |B. M. Bower
To be sure, the strain of the harassment got upon the nerves of some; that would be inevitable, human nature being what it is.

The Glory of The Coming |Irvin S. Cobb