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harassee

harassee noun: one who is harassed; a victim of harassment.

Noun

harassee (plural harassees)

  1. One who is harassed; a victim of harassment.
    • All the eyes focus on the harasser. However, the person affected, the harassee, is often left behind. The harassee is most often a second thought. Employers may say “don’t forget about the harassee”, or “we must check on the how the harassee is doing”, but that is insufficient.2017 May 24, Ronald A. Pink, “#WorkLawWednesday: Why Does the Harassee Always Pay the Price?”, in Pink Larkin

Forms of harassee

pluralharassees

Origin of harassee

From harass + -ee.

Questions about harassee

What does harassee mean?
Harassee means one who is harassed; a victim of harassment.
What part of speech is harassee?
Harassee is a noun.
What is the plural of harassee?
The plural of harassee is harassees.

Words near harassee in the dictionary

  1. haras
  2. harass
  3. harassable
  4. harassed
  5. harassedly
  6. harassee
  7. harassees
  8. harasser
  9. harasseries
  10. harassers
  11. harassery

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