molest

English

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Etymology

From Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestare (“to trouble, annoy, molest”), from molestus (“troublesome”), from moles (“a burden, difficulty, labor, trouble”); see mole.

Verb

molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)

1. To sexually abuse, especially regarding a minor
2. To annoy intentionally
3. To disturb or tamper with.

Derived terms

• molester
• molestful

Related terms

• molestation

Translations

to abuse

• Catalan: assetjar (ca)
• Finnish: kiusata (fi), ahdistella (fi); käyttää hyväksi, hyväksikäyttää (sexually)
• Portuguese: molestar (pt)

• Russian: совращать, растлевать
• Spanish: acosar (es)

to annoy intentionally

• Finnish: kiusata (fi), vaivata (fi), rasittaa (fi), häiritä (fi), ärsyttää (fi)
• German: belästigen (de)

• Maori: turatura (mi)
• Russian: досаждать (ru) (dosaždatʹ)
• Spanish: molestar (es)

to disturb or tamper with

• Finnish: häiritä (fi)

• Northern Sami: jävlas

External links

• molest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• molest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• motels