annoy vs harass

harass vs annoy

annoy and harass both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
annoy	No	No	Yes	No
harass	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, harass is a hyponym of annoy; that is, harass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than annoy:

annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
harass: annoy continually or chronically

Other hyponyms of annoy include get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, grate, rankle, peeve, ruffle, fret, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, antagonise, antagonize.

annoy (verb)	harass (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	exhaust by attacking repeatedly
	annoy continually or chronically

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