harried

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har⋅ry

[har-ee]

verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.

2.	to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to make harassing incursions.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME herien, OE her(g)ian (deriv. of here army); c. G verheeren, ON herja to harry, lay waste

Synonyms:
1. molest, plague, trouble. 2. plunder, strip, rob, pillage.

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har·ry (hār'ē)

tr.v. har·ried, har·ry·ing, har·ries

To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass. See Synonyms at harass.
To raid, as in war; sack or pillage.

[Middle English harien, from Old English hergian; see koro- in Indo-European roots.]

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