| NOUN | act | molestation | the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | molestation, harassment | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks / attacks and criticism |
| Sounds | mow.lehstey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense | A statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat |
| Verbs | molest | harass or assault sexually |
| Meaning | The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks / attacks and criticism. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | harassment | |
| 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 | molest | annoy continually or chronically |
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