molest (redirected from molesting)

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. pla يُزْعِج، يُضايِق، يَتَحَرَّش дразня obtěžovat forulempe belästigen παρενοχλώ fastidiar, molestar ahistama مزاحم شدن kiusata importuner לִתקוֹף छेड़छाड़ करना dosađivati molesztál mengganggu angra, áreita infastidire; molestare じゃまする 괴롭히다, 방해하다 kabinėtis/kibti prie uzbāzties mengganggu lastig vallen antaste, skade dokuczać, gnębić importunar a hăr­ţui; a molesta приставать obťažovať, dotierať, unúvať nadlegovati napastvovati ofreda, antasta, störa, besvära รบกวน rahatsız etmek 干扰，困扰 докучати, набридати پریشان کرنا، آزار دینا quấy rối 干扰，困扰

n molester

a person who abuses someone sexually The child molester was found guilty. molesteerder مُضايِق او مُتَحَرِّش جِنْسِيَّا насилник člověk někoho sexuálně obtěžující -mishandler der Schänder βιαστής, άτομο που κακοποιεί σεξουαλικά maníaco sexual ahistaja لطمه جنسی زدن auteur d'un à la pudeur לְהִתעַלֵל מִינִית छेड़छाड़ करने वाला dosadnjaković zaklató pemerkosa molestatore, molestatrice 痴漢 prievartautojas, tvirkintojas izvarotājs pencabul iemand die een ander seksueel misbruikt; kindermishandelaar seksualforbryter osoba zmuszająca innych do stosunków seksualnych, pedofil сексуальный обидчик človek, ktorý pohlavne zneužíva iného spolni nadlegovalec napasnik person som antastar ngn sexuellt, pedofil ผู้รุกราน sarkıntılık yapan kimse 性騷扰者 ґвалтівник; розбещувач ایزا دہی ، پیش دستی کرنے والا kẻ quấy rối 性骚扰者