harried Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb annoy continually or chronically
   beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
   
   • He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
   • This man harasses his female co-workers
2. verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
   ravage; harry.
   
3. adjective satellite troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
   vexed; annoyed; pestered; harassed.
   
   • harassed working mothers
   • a harried expression
   • her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions
   • the vexed parents of an unruly teenager

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