molest

(mə-lĕst')
tr.v., -lest·ed, -lest·ing, -lests.

1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy.
2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity.

[Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestāre, from molestus, troublesome.]

molestation mo'les·ta'tion (mō'lĕ-stā'shən) n.
molester mo·lest'er n.

v

Definition: bother, annoy
Antonyms: assist, cheer, make happy, please

v

Definition: physically abuse
Antonyms: be careful, guard, protect

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

Meaning #2: annoy continually or chronically
  Synonyms: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, provoke

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forulempe, genere, antaste, overfalde (især seksuelt)

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich vergrijpen aan, mishandelen, zedenmisdrijf plegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - importuner, tracasser, molester, rudoyer, brutaliser, (Jur) attenter à la pudeur de, s'attaquer à (pour un chien)

Deutsch (German)
v. - belästigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (παρ)ενοχλώ (με ερωτικές προτάσεις), κακοποιώ σεξουαλικά

Italiano (Italian)
molestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - importunar

Русский (Russian)
досаждать, нападать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - importunar, molestar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ofreda, besvära

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
妨碍, 骚扰, 干扰, 调戏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 妨礙, 騷擾, 干擾, 調戲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 방해하다, 놀리다, 괴롭히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悩ます, いたずらをする, 淫らなことをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتحرش, يتحركش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הציק, התעלל (מינית), הטריד‬

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