Molestation

//ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən//

Synonyms for "molestation" (33 found)

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Closest matches (7)

annoyance abuse aggravation assault atrocity bad news bore

Strong matches (10)

bother devilment difficulty disturbance dogging downer drag exasperation harassment

Noun(1 words)

harassment

Related words (16)

headache ill-use injury nuisance outrage pain in the neck persecution pest problem trial trouble vexation violation violence worry

Noun(1 words)

sexual abuse

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

5 entries

mistreatment sex crime sex offense sexual abuse sexual assault

Synonyms

1 entries

harassment

derived

2 entries

child molestation nonmolestation

derived from

1 entries

molest

is a

1 entries

sexual assault

related to

1 entries

molest

Translations

4 translations across 3 languages.

Māori

1 entries

turaturatanga noun (The action of molesting)

Spanish

2 entries

abuso sexual noun (The action of molesting)
pederastia noun (The action of molesting)

Swedish

1 entries

ofredande noun (The action of molesting)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom was a victim of molestation as a child.

Source: tatoeba (4630021)

Melissa threatened to accuse Santiago of child abuse and molestation.

Source: tatoeba (11793557)

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