molest (redirected from molestations)

mo·lest  (m-lst)

tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests

1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy.

2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity.

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[Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestre, from molestus, troublesome.]

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moles·tation (ml-stshn) n.

mo·lester n.

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molest

Verb

1. to accost or attack someone, esp. a woman or child with the intention of assaulting her or him sexually

2. to disturb or injure, esp. by using or threatening violence: killing, capturing, or molesting the local wildlife was strictly forbidden [Latin molestare to annoy]

molestation n
molester n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	molest - harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
	2.	molest - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke needle, goad - goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" haze - harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

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molest

verb 1. abuse, attack, hurt, injure, harm, interfere with, assail, accost, manhandle, ill-treat, maltreat

verb 2. annoy, worry, upset, harry, bother, disturb, bug (informal) plague, irritate, tease, torment, harass, afflict, badger, persecute, beset, hector, pester, vex

Translations

molest [məuˈlɛst] vt → importunar;

(sexually) → abordar con propósitos deshonestos

molest [məuˈlɛst] vt (= assault sexually) → attenter à la pudeur de (= attack); molester (= harass); tracasser

molest [məˈlɛst] vt (assault sexually) → sich vergehen an +dat;

(harass) → belästigen

molest [məuˈlɛst] vt → molestare

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molest

v molest [məˈlest]

to annoy or interfere with The children kept molesting her.plaيُزْعِج، يُضايِق، يَتَحَرَّشдразняobtěžovatforulempebelästigenπαρενοχλώfastidiar, molestarahistamaمزاحم شدنkiusataimportunerלִתקוֹףछेड़छाड़ करनाdosađivatimolesztálmenggangguangra, áreitainfastidire; molestareじゃまする괴롭히다, 방해하다kabinėtis/kibti prieuzbāztiesmengganggulastig vallenantaste, skadedokuczać, gnębićimportunara hăr­ţui; a molestaприставатьobťažovať, dotierať, unúvaťnadlegovatinapastvovatiofreda, antasta, störa, besväraรบกวนrahatsız etmek干扰，困扰докучати, набридатиپریشان کرنا، آزار دیناquấy rối干扰，困扰

n molester

a person who abuses someone sexually The child molester was found guilty.molesteerderمُضايِق او مُتَحَرِّش جِنْسِيَّاнасилникčlověk někoho sexuálně obtěžující-mishandlerder Schänderβιαστής, άτομο που κακοποιεί σεξουαλικάmaníaco sexualahistajaلطمه جنسی زدنauteur d'un à la pudeurלְהִתעַלֵל מִינִיתछेड़छाड़ करने वालाdosadnjakovićzaklatópemerkosamolestatore, molestatrice痴漢prievartautojas, tvirkintojasizvarotājspencabuliemand die een ander seksueel misbruikt; kindermishandelaarseksualforbryterosoba zmuszająca innych do stosunków seksualnych, pedofilсексуальный обидчикčlovek, ktorý pohlavne zneužíva inéhospolni nadlegovalecnapasnikperson som antastar ngn sexuellt, pedofilผู้รุกรานsarkıntılık yapan kimse性騷扰者ґвалтівник; розбещувачایزا دہی ، پیش دستی کرنے والاkẻ quấy rối性骚扰者