Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harried

/hˈɛɹid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: har-ried
IPA: /hˈɛɹid/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of harry

Example Sentences

"The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another."

Derived Forms

harriedness unharried

Synonyms

annoyed harassed pestered vexed

Rhymes With

married buried varied unmarried remarried ferried parried

Questions

How do you pronounce harried?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛɹid/.
What does harried mean?: Stressed, rushed, panicked, overly busy or preoccupied.

How to pronounce harried

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