What does Harassment mean?
Definitions for Harassment
həˈræs mənt, ˈhær əs-ha·rass·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Harassment.
Princeton's WordNet
harassment, tormentnoun
a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
"so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
harassment, molestationnoun
the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
Wiktionary
harassmentnoun
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
harassmentnoun
Deliberate pestering or annoying.
Wikipedia
Harassment
Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behavior that demeans, humiliates or embarrasses a person, and it is characteristically identified by its unlikelihood in terms of social and moral reasonableness. In the legal sense, these are behaviors that appear to be disturbing, upsetting or threatening. Traditional forms evolve from discriminatory grounds, and have an effect of nullifying a person's rights or impairing a person from benefiting from their rights. When these behaviors become repetitive, it is defined as bullying. The continuity or repetitiveness and the aspect of distressing, alarming or threatening may distinguish it from insult.
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harassment
Harassment is a pattern of unwanted and unwelcome behavior intended to annoy, disturb, intimidate, or cause fear to another person. This behavior can be verbal, written, physical or electronic in nature and often involves bullying, discrimination, stalking, abuse or personal attacks. Harassment may occur on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, disability, orientation or other legally protected characteristics. It can happen in various environments such as workplace, school, online forums, community and home.
Webster Dictionary
Harassmentnoun
the act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety
Wikidata
Harassment
Harassment covers a wide range of behaviours of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behaviour intended to disturb or upset, and it is characteristically repetitive. In the legal sense, it is intentional behaviour which is found threatening or disturbing. Sexual harassment refers to persistent and unwanted sexual advances, typically in the workplace, where the consequences of refusing are potentially very disadvantageous to the victim.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
harassment
An incident in which the primary objective is to disrupt the activities of a unit, installation, or ship, rather than to inflict serious casualties or damage.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Harassment in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Harassment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Harassment in a Sentence
Particularly with the pandemic issues we are confronting in 2020, this is a time when we must embrace our differences and become more inclusive, no group should ever be targeted for racism, harassment or other form of discrimination. At TIAA, we are committed to playing our part to constructively engage as difference makers, consistent with our guiding values and, indeed, our legacy of inclusive leadership.
I heard, also, very disturbing stories about harassment, for instance, intimidation during Ramadan -- children in schools were expected to break their fasting on Ramadan.
It’s shameful for colleagues who call me when they need my support to now put out a statement asking for ‘clarification’ and not just call, the islamophobic tropes in this statement are offensive. The constant harassment [and] silencing from the signers of this letter is unbearable.
Saudi Arabia.In 2012's been the victim of a campaign of harassment headed by the King Emeritus [ Juan Carlos ] for eight years.
Future Forward spokeswoman Pannika Wanich:
It's clear that the anti-monarchy claim is the only one that can go so far as to destroy Future Forward Party, we emphasize that this is a deliberate political harassment.
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- مArabic
- জ্বালাতনBengali
- chikaneDanish
- BelästigungGerman
- παρενόχλησηGreek
- acosoSpanish
- häirintä, ahdisteluFinnish
- harcèlementFrench
- ciapadhIrish
- sàrachadhScottish Gaelic
- gangguanIndonesian
- molestiaItalian
- 嫌がらせJapanese
- assédioPortuguese
- pustiire, distrugere, imoportunare, deranjRomanian
- домогательство, агрессия, притеснение, беспокойство, оскорблениеRussian
- trakasseriSwedish
- tacizTurkish
- ہراساں کرنےUrdu
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