Etymology

harassment

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Today it means: Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress. Full definition →

Middle French harassement
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromharassement
  2. English todayharassment

Borrowed from Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass + -ment.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.