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(v) : (specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.

(v) : To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.

(v) : To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.

(v) : To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.

(n) : (archaic) Harassment; pestering.

(v) : (obsolete) Often followed by out: to fatigue or tire (someone) with exhausting and repeated efforts.