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harrow

verbCommon GRE wordMore H words

to cause great distress or torment to someone

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Harrow in a sentence

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The grim news harrowed the families waiting anxiously outside the mine.

Synonyms
distresstormentagonizevex
Antonyms
soothecomfort
Common questions

Questions about “harrow

Harrow (verb) means to cause great distress or torment to someone
Here is harrow used in an example sentence: "The grim news harrowed the families waiting anxiously outside the mine."
Common synonyms for harrow include distress, torment, agonize, vex.
Antonyms of harrow include soothe, comfort.
Harrow is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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