Usage Note
harceler covers repeated harassment — at work (harcèlement au travail), sexual harassment (harcèlement sexuel), and online harassment (cyberharcèlement). The noun harcèlement is widely used in French legal and social contexts. Note the accent change: je harcèle (grave accent) in conjugation.
Examples
"Il ne faut pas harceler ses collègues."
Natural Translation
You must not harass your colleagues.
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