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Harrassment or harassment?

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Correct spelling: harassment. Misspelling: harrassment.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Harass has one R and two Ss, and so does harassment.

Why people write “harrassment”

The misspelling “harrassment” is only one letter off: it doubles the R, which harassment spells with just one.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make harassment automatic.

What does “harassment” mean?

harassment noun

  1. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

    “so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors”

    Synonyms:torment

  2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

    Synonyms:molestation

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Harassment” in a sentence

  • The company has a strict policy on harassment.
  • So great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors.

Is “harassment” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“harrassment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from HARASSMENT.

Harassment: quick answers

Is it harrassment or harassment?
The correct spelling is harassment. “harrassment” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell harassment?
Harass has one R and two Ss, and so does harassment.
What does harassment mean?
Harassment means: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented.