harcelé

This is the 6450th most frequent French word.


harcelé

Harcelé: Harassed.


Here, 'harcelé' is an adjective describing the feeling or state of someone who is subjected to harassment.

Il se sent harcelé par ses camarades à l'école.

He feels harassed by his classmates at school.


In this usage, 'harcelé' is the past participle of the verb 'harceler,' indicating the action performed by someone, here meaning to repeatedly pester or bother someone.

Elle a harcelé son collègue avec des questions incessantes.

She harassed her colleague with incessant questions.


This sentence uses 'harcelé' as part of a passive construction to indicate that the artist is the object of harassment by the press.

Nous avons remarqué que cet artiste est souvent harcelé par la presse.

We noticed that this artist is often harassed by the press.