harassment
596
4.6
- noun
- /həˈræsmənt/
:
acoso
- This office won't stand for any harassment!
- sexual harassment
- workplace harassment
- report harassment
And the police charged her with harassment, A misdemeanor.
- And the police charged her with harassment, A misdemeanor.
- That same day, he made a claim of workplace harassment to school board officials.
- Well, that's harassment then, and that text has to go.
- And and I don't think that you can beat government harassment with just lawsuits.
- On the stick side, these included intimidation, harassment and mistreatment.
- Some employers have enough money to fight the various harassment lawsuits.
- And that aggression is now translating into harassment.
- It just can't cross the line of being harassment or being hate.
- It's the same kind of same kind of assault or harassment.
- So I got so many different kinds of harassment.
- OK, you can stop the harassment.
- So it so it includes things like bullying and harassment.
- It's a story of greed, harassment, anti-Semitism and the abuse of power.
- Trafficking, sexual exploitation, grooming, harassment, anti lesbianism, all of it.
Examples
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You know, that the amount of harassment girls are dealing with by middle school is pretty stunning.
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She filed a complaint after experiencing constant harassment from her coworker.
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Two percent stated that they experienced harassment themselves or saw it at their schools.
Academic text (1990) -
At what point does it become sexual harassment?
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That same day, he made a claim of workplace harassment to school board officials.
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What form does the harassment take, and does the extent of harassment vary by school size?
Academic text (1990) -
For many teachers, addressing issues of harassment can be uncomfortable and difficult.
Academic text (2011) -
In spite of antidiscrimination laws, sexual harassment in the workplace is still a serious problem.
Academic text (1999) -
When students observe teachers taking a stand against bullying and harassment, they recognize the intention for a safe classroom.
Academic text (2011) -
This is harassment, Bishop.
Synonyms
148
2.7
Treating someone weaker badly to control or frighten them
84
6.5
Making someone scared by threats or pressure to stop them
70
5.6
Great physical or mental pain someone feels
38
4.9
Using rude words to insult someone
32
4.4
Harsh repeated criticism of a person or their ideas
18
2.3
Making fun of someone, often playfully but sometimes hurtfully
7
3.6
Harassing or threatening someone online, for example on social media
7
6.3
Saying things to make someone feel bad or angry
6
8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
3
7.5
Repeated annoying demands or questions from someone
2
5.6
Mean actions that make other people angry
1
7.0
Repeatedly harassing someone online by sending threats or unwanted messages
1
9.1
Repeated attacks or harsh treatment that hurt people over time
1
7.5
A group of people who bully someone at work or school
1
7.0
An act of trying to make someone do something by teasing or urging them again and again
Repeated acts that keep annoying or hurting someone
Teasing someone by keeping something they want out of reach
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
377
4.6
Unwelcome sexual words or actions that make a person feel unsafe at work
How Severe
97
6.5
- NSFW
686
3.2
- Offensive
148
2.7
596
4.6
26
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Harassment comes from the old French verb harasser, which meant 'to tire out' by chasing or attacking someone again and again. So harassment is the repeated bothering or attacking of someone until they feel worn down or frightened.