Molest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

annoy continually or chronically

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/məlˈɛst/

🇬🇧British English

/məlˈɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məlˈɛst/

2 syllables Say it as /məlˈɛst/.

Examples

He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chivy beset harry chevy harass chivvy hassle plague chevvy provoke

Parts of Speech

verb	harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
verb	annoy continually or chronically “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”

Word Forms

molestation	noun	the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
harasser	noun	a persistent tormentor
harassment	noun	the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
hassle	noun	an angry disturbance
harrier	noun	a persistent attacker
plague	noun	an annoyance
provocative	adjective	serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope
provocation	noun	unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
provoker	noun	someone who deliberately foments trouble

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belästigen

sexuelle Belästigung oder Übergriffe; unanständige Annäherungsversuche machen

🇫🇷French

molester

harceler ou agresser sexuellement ; faire des avances indécentes à

🇪🇸Spanish

molestar

acosar o agredir sexualmente; hacer insinuaciones indecentes a

🇮🇹Italian

molestare

molestare o aggredire sessualmente; fare avance indecenti a

🇵🇹Portuguese

molestar

assediar ou agredir sexualmente; fazer avanços indecentes para

🇷🇺Russian

приставать

домогаться или подвергаться сексуальному насилию; делать неприличные заигрывания с

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तंग करना

यौन उत्पीड़न या हमला करना; के लिए अशोभनीय प्रगति करना

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্লীলতাহানি

যৌন হয়রানি বা লাঞ্ছনা; অশালীন অগ্রগতি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

துன்புறுத்தல்

பாலியல் ரீதியாக துன்புறுத்தல் அல்லது தாக்குதல்; அநாகரீகமான முன்னேற்றங்களைச் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేధించు

లైంగికంగా వేధించడం లేదా వేధించడం; అసభ్యకరమైన పురోగతులు చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विनयभंग

लैंगिक छळ किंवा हल्ला; साठी अशोभनीय प्रगती करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

છેડતી

જાતીય સતામણી અથવા હુમલો; માટે અભદ્ર પ્રગતિ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿರುಕುಳ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ; ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപദ്രവിക്കുക

ലൈംഗികമായി ഉപദ്രവിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആക്രമിക്കുക; അസഭ്യമായ മുന്നേറ്റങ്ങൾ നടത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੇੜਛਾੜ

ਜਿਨਸੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ; ਲਈ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھیڑ چھاڑ

جنسی طور پر ہراساں کرنا یا حملہ کرنا؛ کے لیے غیر شرعی پیش قدمی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骚扰

性骚扰或性侵犯；做出不雅举动

🇯🇵Japanese

痴漢

性的な嫌がらせや暴行; ～に猥褻な言い寄る

🇰🇷Korean

괴롭히다

성희롱이나 성폭행; 음란한 접근을 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quấy rối

quấy rối hoặc tấn công tình dục; thực hiện những tiến bộ không đứng đắn để

🇹🇭Thai

ลวนลาม

คุกคามหรือทำร้ายทางเพศ ก้าวหน้าอย่างไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menganiaya

melecehkan atau menyerang secara seksual; membuat kemajuan tidak senonoh ke

🇵🇭Filipino

molestiya

panliligalig o pananakit nang sekswal; gumawa ng malaswang pagsulong sa

🇲🇾Malay

mencabul

mengganggu atau menyerang secara seksual; membuat kemajuan yang tidak senonoh ke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحرش

التحرش أو الاعتداء الجنسي؛ تقديم تقدم غير لائق ل

🇮🇷Persian

آزار

آزار و اذیت یا تجاوز جنسی؛ پیشرفت های ناشایست به

🇹🇷Turkish

taciz etmek

cinsel tacizde bulunmak veya saldırıda bulunmak; uygunsuz ilerlemeler yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָצִיק

הטרדה או תקיפה מינית; לעשות התקדמות מגונה ל

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