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harassed
adjective
the program of activities is a godsend for harassed parents:
stressed, strained, frayed, harried, stressed out, worn out, hard-pressed, careworn, worried, troubled, vexed, beleaguered, agitated, fretting, distraught;
under stress, under pressure, at the end of one's tether, with one's back to the wall, with one's back up against the wall;
North American at the end of one's rope;
informal hassled;
British, informal under the cosh, stressy.
antonyms carefree.