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harass
1618, from Fr.
harasser
"tire out, vex," possibly from O.Fr.
harer
"set a dog on," and perhaps blended with O.Fr.
harier
"to harry, draw, drag." Originally "to lay waste, devastate," sense of "distress" is from 1656.