💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Molesting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| harassverb | (specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period. |
| provokeverb | (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry. |
| hassleverb | (transitive) To trouble, to bother, to annoy. |
| chivvyverb | (transitive, British) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. |
| harryverb | To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism. |
| chevyverb | (transitive) To chase or hunt. |
| besetverb | (transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides. |
| plagueverb | (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly. |
| chivyverb | Alternative form of chevy. [(transitive) To chase or hunt.] |
| chevvynoun | Alternative spelling of Chevy. [(informal) A vehicle of this make.] |
| abusingverb | (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert |
| molestianoun | — |
| sexual abusenoun | (crime) Any sexual activity that is undesired by one participant but forced on them nonetheless, especially when considered to be more sustained or frequent than an incident of sexual assault. |
| pedophilianoun | Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children. |
| sexual assaultnoun | A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent. |
| paedophilianoun | British standard spelling of pedophilia. |
| child molesternoun | (criminology) Someone who has committed an act of child molestation; someone who has sexually abused a minor. |
| pedophilic | Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia. |
| gropingverb | An act of groping; a grope. |
| paedophilenoun | Commonwealth standard spelling of pedophile. |
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