how to pronounce harass

/hɚˈæs/

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harass is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of harass in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the people it exists only to harass and …”

meanings of harass

verb:

To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest.
To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.
To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts.

noun:

Devastation; waste.
Worry; harassment.

harass frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word harass occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics harass can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that harass can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;