| NOUN | feeling | harassment, torment | a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | harassment, molestation | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks / attacks and criticism |
| Sounds | hherae'smahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. | |
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| Example | "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" | |
| Synonym | torment | |
| Broader | annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
| Spanish | acoso, tormento | |
| Catalan | encalçament, turment | |
| Meaning | The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks / attacks and criticism. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | molestation | |
| Narrower | badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment | The act of harassing someone |
| baiting | harassment especially of a tethered animal | |
| sexual harassment | unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee | |
| tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization | The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule) | |
| witch-hunt | searching / searching out and harassing dissenters | |
| Broader | mistreatment | The practice of treating (someone or something) badly |
| Spanish | acoso, hostigamiento | |
| Catalan | assetjament | |
| Verbs | harass | annoy continually or chronically |
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