a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
“so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors”
noun
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
Word Forms
torment
verb
treat cruelly
harass
verb
annoy continually or chronically
molest
verb
annoy continually or chronically
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Belästigung
ein Gefühl intensiver Belästigung, das durch die Qual hervorgerufen wird
🇫🇷French
harcèlement
un sentiment de contrariété intense causé par le fait d'être tourmenté
🇪🇸Spanish
acoso
un sentimiento de intensa molestia causada por ser atormentado
🇮🇹Italian
molestie
una sensazione di intenso fastidio causato dall'essere tormentato
🇳🇱Dutch
intimidatie
een gevoel van intense ergernis veroorzaakt door gekweld te worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
assédio
um sentimento de intenso aborrecimento causado por ser atormentado
🇷🇺Russian
домогательство
чувство сильного раздражения, вызванное мучениями
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उत्पीड़न
सताए जाने के कारण होने वाली तीव्र झुंझलाहट की भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
হয়রানি
অত্যাচারিত হওয়ার কারণে তীব্র বিরক্তির অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
தொல்லை
துன்புறுத்தப்படுவதால் ஏற்படும் கடுமையான எரிச்சல் உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
వేధింపులు
హింసించబడటం వలన కలిగే తీవ్రమైన చికాకు యొక్క భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
छळ
त्रास दिल्याने तीव्र चीडची भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
સતામણી
સતાવણીને કારણે તીવ્ર ચીડની લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಿರುಕುಳ
ಹಿಂಸೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപദ്രവം
പീഡിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത് മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന തീവ്രമായ ശല്യം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ
ਤਸੀਹੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਤੀਬਰ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہراساں کرنا
اذیت کی وجہ سے شدید جھنجھلاہٹ کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
骚扰
因受到折磨而产生的强烈烦恼感
🇯🇵Japanese
嫌がらせ
苦しめられることによって引き起こされる強い煩わしさの感情
🇰🇷Korean
괴롭힘
괴로움으로 인한 극심한 짜증의 느낌
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quấy rối
một cảm giác khó chịu mãnh liệt do bị dày vò
🇹🇭Thai
การล่วงละเมิด
ความรู้สึกรำคาญอย่างรุนแรงที่เกิดจากการถูกทรมาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
gangguan
perasaan jengkel yang hebat karena tersiksa
🇵🇭Filipino
panliligalig
isang pakiramdam ng matinding inis na dulot ng pagiging tormented
🇲🇾Malay
gangguan
perasaan jengkel yang kuat disebabkan oleh terseksa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تحرش
الشعور بالانزعاج الشديد الناتج عن التعرض للتعذيب
🇮🇷Persian
آزار و اذیت
احساس آزار شدید ناشی از عذاب
🇹🇷Turkish
taciz
eziyet görmenin neden olduğu yoğun bir rahatsızlık hissi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַטרָדָה
תחושה של רוגז עז הנגרמת על ידי ייסורים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'harassment'?
The primary meaning of 'harassment' is 'a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'harassment' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'harassment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'harassment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'harassment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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