Synset:beset chevvy chivvy chivy harass harry hassle molest plague provoke
Examples:
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
Derivationally Related Form:provocationharassermolestationprovokerplaguehassleharrierharassmentprovocative
Hypernyms:annoy bother chafe devil get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Inherited Hypernyms:harassannoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:bedevilcrucifydunfrustrategoadhazeneedleragtorment
Full Troponyms:hamstringhazemaddenneedlepersecutepurgeteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: provoke) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: molest, harry, hassle, plague)