Definitions of molest [əˈlɛst]

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Definition of 'molest'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) molest
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.

2. molest
to make indecent sexual advances to.

3. molest
to assault sexually.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L molestāre to irk, der. of molestus irksome; cf. mōlēs mass, burden, trouble)

Definition of 'molest'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) molest
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

2. (verb) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

Definition of 'molest'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) molest
molestation

2. (verb) molest
to trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex

Translation of 'molest'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to annoy or interfere with The children kept molesting her.
Afrikaans: pla	Arabic: يُزْعِج، يُضايِق، يَتَحَر	Bulgarian: дразня
Brazilian: importunar	Czech: obtěžovat	German: belästigen
Danish: forulempe	Greek: παρενοχλώ	Spanish: fastidiar, molestar
Estonian: ahistama	Farsi: مزاحم شدن	Finnish: ahdistella
French: importuner	Hebrew: לִתקוֹף	Hindi: छेड़छाड़ करना
Croatian: dosađivati	Hungarian: molesztál	Indonesian: mengganggu
Icelandic: angra,áreita	Italian: infastidire; molestare	Japanese: じゃまする
Korean: 괴롭히다	Lithuanian: kabinėtis/kibti prie	Latvian: uzbāzties
Malay: mengganggu	Dutch: lastig vallen	Norwegian: antaste, skade
Polish: dokuczać, gnębić	Persian: مزاحم شدن	Pashto: مزاحم كيدل
Portuguese: importunar	Romanian: a hărţui; a molesta	Russian: приставать
Slovak: obťažovať, dotierať, unúv	Slovenian: nadlegovati	Serbian: napastvovati
Swedish: ofreda, antasta, störa, b	Thai: รบกวน	Turkish: rahatsız etmek
Taiwanese: 騷擾，干擾	Ukrainian: докучати, набридати	Urdu: پریشان کرنا، آزار دینا
Vietnamese: quấy rối	Chinese: 干扰，困扰
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