molestation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | mistreatment, |
| definition | : | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | baiting, |
| definition | : | harassment especially of a tethered animal (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sexual harassment, |
| definition | : | unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | witch-hunt, |
| definition | : | searching out and harassing dissenters (noun.act) |
2. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) (noun.act)
3. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
4. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | molest, |
| definition | : | harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to (verb.social) |
5. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
6. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | molest, |
| definition | : | harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to (verb.social) |
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