harried

Questions about harried

What does harried mean?

harried means "troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances".

How many syllables are in harried?

harried has 2 syllables: har-ried. The stress falls on "har". In IPA it is /ˈhɛɹid/.

What is another word for harried?

Close synonyms include annoyed, harassed, pestered, vexed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is harried a common word?

harried is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.