to molest

Examples

• All

• "Ma'am, if you'd be so kind, tell your friend not to molest us.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The humans were not to be molested.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I'm sick of people trying to molest me.

  Don't Go Near the Park (1981)

• Please, stop molesting the customers.

  Cocktail (1988)

• Commander Schultz gave strict orders not to molest anyone in this court.

  The Great Dictator (1940)

• Do not molest me.

  Robot & Frank (2012)

• " Of course, those were the days when a kid could knock on a stranger's door without being molested or kidnapped.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Will they get molested by the TSA as they enter the country?

  Blog text (26)

• Keenan had neither been picked up nor otherwise molested.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The angry protestors began to molest the police officers with constant shouts and rude gestures.

Synonyms

H

to harass

vsto molest

302 4.0

Annoy someone again and again to make them feel worried or uncomfortable

focuses on regular disturbance or annoyance without requiring strong worry

S

to stalk

vsto molest

• Offensive

195 7.4

To follow someone secretly to frighten them or to keep appearing in a person's thoughts

can be persistent bothering without the secretive following element

P

to provoke

vsto molest

144 3.6

Annoy someone again and again to make them react

is about persistent disturbance but not necessarily to elicit a reaction

P

to plague

vsto molest

121 5.6

To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things

tends to mean ongoing annoyance rather than severe lasting harm

B

to bully

vsto molest

• Offensive

68 3.8

To scare or hurt someone, often someone weaker

can mean repeated annoyance without the power or threat dimension

H

to hound

vsto molest

58 6.1

To follow and bother someone without stopping

involves persistent troubling that may not include active pursuit

H

to hassle

vsto molest

47 4.4

To bother someone again and again

covers persistent bothering but is not limited to casual everyday cases

P

to pester

vsto molest

34 3.2

To annoy someone by asking for things again and again

is broader, covering persistent troubling beyond mere requests or interruptions

B

to beset

vsto molest

15 7.9

To surround and cause repeated problems for someone or something

centres on repeated annoyance without the multi sided attack image

H

to harry

vsto molest

3 7.6

To bother someone again and again so they feel upset or tired

is similar but can be less aggressive and more generally troubling

B

to beleaguer

vsto molest

2 8.6

To trouble or annoy someone again and again

is about recurring annoyance but not necessarily broad encirclement

C

to chivy

vsto molest

• UK

9.9

To annoy someone by asking or reminding them again and again

emphasizes repeated disturbance without the nagging or chasing tone

C

to chevy

vsto molest

• Archaic

9.9

To annoy or chase someone again and again

focuses on ongoing disturbance but not necessarily physical chasing

Antonyms

S

to support

∞ 1.0

Give help to a person or idea

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

How Annoying

to harass

302 4.0

to molest

• Offensive

12 8.4

to pester

34 3.2

to bother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology