Harass
Harass (har"as or hȧ*ras") , transitive verb
[French harasser; compare Old French harace a basket made of cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or harer to set (a dog) on.]
To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out.
[Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march.
Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care.
Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt.
Harass , noun
1.
Devastation; waste. [Obsolete] — Milton
2.
Worry; harassment. [Rare] — Byron