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Harassed
Answer for the clue "Harassed ", 8 letters:
hectored
Alternative clues for the word hectored
Word definitions for hectored in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (en-simple past of: hector ) 2 (past participle of hector English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hectoring .] To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. --Dryden.
Usage examples of hectored.
Doubtless they were wondering why, after years free of such occasions they should suddenly be hectored by a bald, plump man telling them to count their blessings.
They were hounded and hectored till either they went off their heads and ran amok, or they lost consciousness, or were transformed into will-less robots that obeyed all orders automatically and would have jumped from a fourth-floor window if told to do so.