molestation

  • 1molestation — I noun abuse, aggravation, annoyance, bother, disturbance, ill treatment, ill usage, inconvenience, interference, interruption, intrusion, irritation, maltreatment, meddling, mistreatment, nuisance, oppression, persecution, vexatio, vexation II… …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Molestation — Mol es*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. molestation.] The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3molestation — [mɔlɛstɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. XIVe; de molester, et ation. ❖ ♦ Rare. Action de molester; mauvais traitement, brutalité. ⇒ Persécution, tracasserie, vexation …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 4molestation — (n.) c.1400, action of annoying or vexing, from O.Fr. molestacion vexation, harassing, and directly from M.L. molestationem (nom. molestatio), noun of action from pp. stem of molestare (see MOLEST (Cf. molest)). It meant the harassing of a person …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5molestation — (mo lè sta sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action de molester. HISTORIQUE    XIVe s. •   Et [elles] li crient merci des molestations Et des grans batemens et des derisions, Girart de Ross. V. 2439.    XVe s. •   Par voie de fait ou de… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 6molestation — noun Molestation is used before these nouns: ↑case Molestation is used after these nouns: ↑child …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7molestation — n. child; sexual molestation * * * [ˌməʊle steɪʃ(ə)n] sexual molestation child …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 8molestation — molest ► VERB 1) pester or harass in a hostile way. 2) assault or abuse sexually. DERIVATIVES molestation noun molester noun. ORIGIN Latin molestare annoy , from molestus troublesome …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9molestation — noun see molest …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10molestation — See molest. * * * …

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