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molest
mo·lest
[
mə lést
]
(
past and past participle
mo·lest·ed
,
present participle
mo·lest·ing
,
3rd person present singular
mo·lests
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
abuse somebody sexually:
to force unwanted sexual attentions on somebody, especially a child or physically weaker adult
2.
annoy somebody:
to pester, bother, or disturb a person or animal
[
14th century. Directly or via French< Latin
molestare
<
molestus
"troublesome"
]
mo·les·ta·tion
[
m le stáysh'n
]
noun
mo·lest·er
noun
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mo·les·ta·tion [ m le stáysh'n ] nounmo·lest·er noun
