harrow
To disturb someone deeply by forcing them through a distressing or frightening experience.
Forms
- plural
- harrows
Examples
- The memory of the accident continued to harrow Mary for years afterward.
- Being questioned by the whole panel seemed to harrow the nervous candidate.
- The documentary about the flood harrowed viewers with its raw scenes of loss.
All Words
- vivacious
full of lively energy and enthusiasm; spirited and animated in manner
- sanguine
feeling or showing confident optimism about a situation, even when things seem difficult
- fastidious
paying extremely close attention to detail and being hard to please; showing great care about accuracy or cleanliness