Sinonim molestation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)

hypernym	:	mistreatment,
definition	:	the practice of treating (someone or something) badly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	baiting,
definition	:	harassment especially of a tethered animal (noun.act)

hyponym	:	badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying,
definition	:	the act of harassing someone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sexual harassment,
definition	:	unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee (noun.act)

hyponym	:	ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing,
definition	:	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act)

hyponym	:	witch-hunt,
definition	:	searching out and harassing dissenters (noun.act)

2. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault,
definition	:	a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat (noun.act)

3. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

4. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) (noun.act)

derivation	:	molest,
definition	:	harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to (verb.social)

5. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

6. the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children) (noun.act)

derivation	:	molest,
definition	:	harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to (verb.social)