Molest (Verb)
Meaning 1
Harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The man was arrested for trying to molest a young girl on her way home from school.
- She reported the incident where her boss tried to molest her in the office late at night.
- Allegations of attempting to molest a minor led to his immediate dismissal from the coaching position.
- He was found guilty of a string of incidents where he would molest and intimidate women on public transportation.
- The film depicts a young heroine who stands up against her powerful relative who tries to molest her.
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Meaning 2
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The infamous prankster was known to molest his neighbors with annoying doorbell ringing and fake deliveries.
- Her little brother would often molest her while she studied for exams, trying to get her attention.
- The bully continued to molest the other kids in his class, making recess unbearable for them.
- Their overly curious toddler would molest the dog with constant petting and attempts to ride it.
- The aggressive telemarketer would molest consumers with repeated phone calls, ignoring their pleas to be removed from the list.