harryverb [ T ]
uk/ˈhær.i/us/ˈher.i/formalto repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel worried or angry:
She harried the authorities, writing letters and gathering petitions.
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- give sb the shits idiom
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- joke
- nose
- ruffle
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- tee
- toe
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Giving orders & commands
harried
adjective uk/ˈhær.id/us/ˈher.id/
I saw a harried-looking mother at the checkout trying to manage two small children and a mountain of shopping.