molest
21molest — [[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… …
22molest — mo·lest || mÉ™ lest v. bother, annoy, harass; sexually harass …
23molest — motels …
24molest — 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 …
25molest — (L). Disturb …
26molest — v. a. Disturb, trouble, annoy, vex, tease, incommode, discommode, inconvenience, harass, worry, plague, bore, torment, bother, pester, harry, badger, irritate, fret, chafe, hector, gull, disturb, disquiet, oppress …
27molest — 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 …
28molest — v 1. torment, afflict, plague, beleaguer, beset, besiege; harrow, worry, trouble, bait, Scot. fash; harass, harry, hector, badger, hound, heckle, pester, bother, disturb, Brit. chevy, Scot. sturt; exasperate, aggravate, annoy, vex, irk; irritate …
29molest — mo·lest …
30molest — [məˈlest] verb [T] to hurt someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or forcing them to do sexual acts molester noun [C] …