Both Uses of
harass
in
Crime and Punishment
- Why, how you must have been torturing and harassing that poor Nikolay psychologically, after your fashion, till he confessed!†
Chpt 4.6 *
- She could not be said to be insane, but for a year past she had been so harassed that her mind might well be overstrained.†
Chpt 5.2
Definition:
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(harass) persistently annoy
or:
repeatedly attack to weaken or hinder