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Harassment is offensive behavior purposely done to a specific person.
Such behavior can humiliate, intimidate, and degrade the victim. If someone is harassed repetitively, it is called bullying. Harassment is a kind of specific discrimination towards one individual. It may involve coercion. There are different kinds of harassment, including:
There are laws against harassment in many countries, and employers now have a duty to protect employees from harassment.