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molest

[muh-lest]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make indecent sexual advances to.

  2. to assault sexually.

  3. Older Use.to bother, interfere with, or annoy.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,


molest

/ ˌməʊlɛˈsteɪʃən, məˈlɛst /

verb

  1. to disturb or annoy by malevolent interference

  2. to accost or attack, esp with the intention of assaulting sexually

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • molestation noun
  • molester noun
  • molestful adjective
  • unmolested adjective
  • unmolesting adjective
  • ˈٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of molest1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English molesten, from Latin DZ “to irk,” derivative of molestus “irksome”; compare ōŧ “mass, burden, trouble”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of molest1

C14: from Latin DZ to annoy, from molestus troublesome, from ōŧ mass
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Synonym Study

See attack.
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County district attorney’s office with felony possession of child pornography, annoying/molesting a child and criminal invasion of privacy, according to police.

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The brothers claim their father molested them, and that is in part what led to them murdering their parents.

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Seven female wrestlers, including the minor, registered complaints with the police accusing Singh of molesting and groping them at training camps and tournaments.

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A British national has been arrested in Namibia for allegedly sexually molesting minors and taking nude photographs of them.

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The 31-year-old told the New York Times in March that as she was kidnapped from her home she was molested by one of the kidnappers.

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