molest (verb)

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• molest — ► VERB 1) pester or harass in a hostile way. 2) assault or abuse sexually. DERIVATIVES molestation noun molester noun. ORIGIN Latin molestare annoy , from molestus troublesome …   English terms dictionary

• molest — mo·lest /mə lest/ vt 1: to annoy, disturb, or persecute esp. with hostile intent or injurious effect 2: to make annoying sexual advances to; specif: to force physical and usu. sexual contact on (as a child) mo·les·ta·tion /ˌmō ˌles tā shən, ˌmä …   Law dictionary

• molest — verb Molest is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child …   Collocations dictionary

• molest — verb (T) 1 to attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or trying to have sex with them: men who molest young boys compare abuse 2 (2) 2 old fashioned to attack and physically harm someone: a dog that was… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• molest — verb a) To physically abuse, ( occasionaly also means sexually especially regarding a minor ) b) To annoy intentionally See Also: molestation …   Wiktionary

• molest — verb 1》 assault or abuse sexually. 2》 dated pester or harass in a hostile way. Derivatives molestation noun molester noun Origin ME: from OFr. molester or L. molestare annoy , from molestus troublesome …   English new terms dictionary

• molest — verb 1) the crowd molested the police Syn: harass, harry, hassle, pester, bother, annoy, beset, persecute, torment; informal roust 2) he molested a ten year old boy Syn: (sexually) abuse, (sexually) assault …   Thesaurus of popular words

• molest — UK [məˈlest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms molest : present tense I/you/we/they molest he/she/it molests present participle molesting past tense molested past participle molested 1) to hurt someone, especially a child, by touching them in a… …   English dictionary

• molest — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus burdensome, annoying; akin to Latin moles mass Date: 14th century 1. to annoy, disturb, or persecute especially with hostile intent or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• molest — mo|lest [ mə lest ] verb transitive 1. ) to hurt someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or forcing them to do sexual acts 2. ) to behave in a violent or threatening way toward someone ╾ mo|les|ta|tion [ ,moule steıʃn ] noun …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• molest — [[t]məle̱st[/t]] molests, molesting, molested VERB A person who molests someone, especially a woman or a child, interferes with them in a sexual way against their will. [V n] He was accused of sexually molesting a female colleague. Syn: abuse… …   English dictionary