Rolesets - harass

harass

harass.01 - bother

HARASS-V NOTES: Based on WSJ. Member of VNcls amuse-31.1 (from harass.01-v)
HARASSMENT-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, harass.01, WN sense #2. Corresponds to VNcls amuse-31.1. (from harassment.01-n)

Aliases:

harass (v.)
harassment (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: botherer, causer of annoyance
ARG1-PPT: harassed
ARG2-MNR: instrument, if separate from arg0

typical usage

Moreover ,
police and soldiersARG0
continue to
harassrel
Americans , who have filed several protests with the Foreign Ministry in the past weekARG1
.

with instrument

JohnARG0
harassedrel
MaryARG1
with constant requests for chocolate ice creamARG2
.

args 0,1

Why did the british step up
theirARG0
harassmentrel
of US shippingARG1
?

arg 1, PRD

7
IncreasedARGM-PRD
harassmentrel
of Mexican AmericansARG1
: Show me your papers

harass.02 - cause an action

HARASS-V NOTES: Based on WSJ. Member of VNcls force-59-1. (from harass.02-v)

Aliases:

harass (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causal agent, harasser
ARG1-PPT: impelled agent
ARG2-PRD: impelled action

all args

JohnARG0
finallyARGM-TMP
harassedrel
MaryARG1
into giving him some ice creamARG2
.