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Harrassed vs Harried - What's the difference?

harrassed | harried |

As verbs the difference between harrassed and harried

is that harrassed is (harrass) while harried is (harry).

As an adjective harried is

rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied.

harrassed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (harrass)

    • harrass

    English

    Verb

    to harrass
  • (dated) To harass

    • Quotations

    *1829 Jared Sparks - The Correspondence of the American Revolution *:If the Americans have horse well trained to the woods, it will harrass such an army infinitely

    harried

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Rushed; panicked; overly busy or preoccupied.
    • The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (harry)

    • References

    * If they are harried too much, private schools may just dump their charitable status, which confers tax breaks, on average, only £250 per child per year. — Best articles: Britain: Don't put the squeeze on private schools, The Week , Issue 605, page 14.

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