See Also: unintelligible(dictionary)
unintelligible(dictionary)
UNINTELLIGIBLE(law)

harass (oh) and unintelligible (iou)


harass (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: harasser, from harer 'to set a dog on']
to make someone's life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them
ĦĦA number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police.
sexually/racially harass sb
(=harass someone because of their sex or race)
ĦĦOne woman claimed that she had been sexually harassed by a male manager.
to keep attacking an enemy again and again

unintelligible (iou)



unintelligible adjective & noun. E17.
[from UN-1 + INTELLIGIBLE.]
A. adjective. Not intelligible; incapable of being understood. E17.
G. Greene He began to talk..so fast that the words were almost unintelligible.
b. absol. as noun. An unintelligible thing. M19.
unintelligi'bility noun M17.
unintelligibleness noun E17.
unintelligibly adverb M17.