It is an aggressive word and is usually used when you want the audience to perceive it as a negative action without straight up telling them. In definition, it is harassment, and thus produces an unfavorable effect for those on the receiving end, but the connotation is that the effect is more severe.
What other pain must I suffer through as I get older. Hope this helped!
The action of Schaffer dismissing the sighting of smoke caused the fire to grow, for he did not bother to alert anyone else. Neither did he try to do something about the fire.
