Meaning of MOLEST
| Pronunciation: | | mu'lest
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- [v] annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
- [v] harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
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| | Synonyms: | | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke |
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| | See Also: | | annoy, assail, assault, attack, bedevil, bother, chafe, crucify, devil, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, goad, gravel, irritate, nark, needle, nettle, rag, rile, set on, torment, vex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mo*lest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molested}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Molesting}.] [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus
troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d
{Mole}.]
To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with;
to vex.
They have molested the church with needless opposition.
--Hooker.
Syn: To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy;
vex; tease.
\Mo*lest"\, n.
Molestation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse, accost, afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, attack, badger, bait, batter, be at, bedevil, befoul, beleaguer, beset, bewitch, blight, bother, bristle, brown off, bruise, buffet, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chafe, chivy, condemn, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, defile, deprave, despoil, destroy, devil, disadvantage, discompose, disserve, distemper, distress, disturb, do a mischief, do evil, do ill, do violence to, do wrong, do wrong by, do wrong to, dog, doom, envenom, exasperate, exercise, fash, gall, get, get into trouble, gripe, harass, harm, harry, heckle, hector, hex, hound, hunt, hurt, ill-treat, ill-use, impair, infect, injure, interfere with, irk, irritate, jinx, knock about, maltreat, manhandle, maul, meddle with, menace, miff, mishandle, mistreat, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, oppress, outrage, paw, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, play havoc with, play hob with, pluck the beard, poison, pollute, pother, prejudice, provoke, pursue, ride, rile, roil, rough, rough up, ruffle, savage, scathe, taint, tease, threaten, torment, torture, trouble, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, victimize, violate, worry, wound, wreak havoc on, wrong |
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