Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 harassed /(hăr"ast [or] hȧ*răst")/ · IPA /hərˈæst/ 01 adj. troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances; as, harassed working mothers. 1. troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances; as, harassed working mothers. Syn. annoyed, harried, pestered.