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The meaning of MOLEST is to make unwanted or improper sexual advances towards (someone); especially : to force physical and usually sexual contact on (someone).
MOLEST definition: 1. to touch or attack someone in a sexual way against their wishes: 2. to touch, push, etc…. Learn more.
Molest definition: to make indecent sexual advances to.. See examples of MOLEST used in a sentence.
A person who molests someone, especially a child, commits a sexual assault against them. It is alleged the girl was molested in her bedroom. [VERB noun] Synonyms: abuse, attack, hurt, injure More Synonyms of molest. molestation (mɒlesteɪʃən , US moʊl- ) uncountable noun.
The verb molest can be used to talk about any kind of persistent harassment, but it most commonly describes an unwanted or aggressive sexual attack. To molest someone in this in way is a very serious criminal assault.
1. to disturb or annoy by malevolent interference. 2. to accost or attack, esp with the intention of assaulting sexually. [C14: from Latin molestāre to annoy, from molestus troublesome, from mōlēs mass] molestation n. moˈlester n.
Origin of molest 1 First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English molesten, from Latin molestāre “to irk,” derivative of molestus “irksome”; compare mōlēs “mass, burden, trouble”
/məˈlɛst/ Verb Forms. molest somebody to attack someone, especially a child, sexually synonym abuse. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun molest. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
MOLEST meaning: 1. to touch or attack someone in a sexual way against their wishes: 2. to touch, push, etc…. Learn more.
