MOLEST
Dictionary entry overview: What does molest mean?
• MOLEST (verb)
The verb MOLEST has 2 senses:
1. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
2. annoy continually or chronically
Familiarity information: MOLEST used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOLEST (verb)
Meaning:
Harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "molest" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Annoy continually or chronically
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
beset; hassle; harry; harass; chivy; chivvy; chevy; chevvy; molest; plague; provoke
Context examples:
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked / This man harasses his female co-workers
Hypernyms (to "molest" is one way to...):
annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "molest"):
goad; needle (goad or provoke,as by constant criticism)
bedevil; crucify; dun; frustrate; rag; torment (treat cruelly)
haze (harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot molest Sue
