| verb | annoy continually or chronically “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked” |
| verb | make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes |
| adjective | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances “harassed working mothers” |
| harasser | noun | a persistent tormentor |
| harassment | noun | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
| hassle | noun | an angry disturbance |
| harrier | noun | a persistent attacker |
| plague | noun | an annoyance |
| molestation | noun | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
| provocative | adjective | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope |
| provocation | noun | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment |
| provoker | noun | someone who deliberately foments trouble |
| ravage | noun | (usually plural) a destructive action |