harass (
http://definr.com/harass)
v 1: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet
Union" [syn:
persecute,
oppress]
2: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
his stammer" [syn:
tease,
badger,
pester,
bug,
beleaguer]
3: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked" [syn:
hassle,
harry,
chivy,
chivvy,
chevy,
chevvy,
beset,
plague,
molest,
provoke]
4: challenge aggressively [syn:
heckle]