harceler

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French harceller, herseler. Equivalent to an extended form of herser (“to harrow”), from herse. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.sə.le/ === Verb === harceler to hassle; to bother; to disrupt; to harass ==== Usage notes ==== The mute (unaspirated) pronunciation is nonstandard but increasingly common, at least in France. See handicapé. ==== Conjugation ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== harcèlement harceleur ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: harceleren === Further reading === “harceler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === relâcher