French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French harceller, herseler. Equivalent to an extended form of herser (to harrow), from herse.

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Verb edit

harceler

  1. to hassle; to bother; to disrupt; to harass

Usage notes edit

The mute (unaspirated) pronunciation is nonstandard but increasingly common, at least in France. See handicapé.

Conjugation edit

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

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