molest

US: /məˈɫɛst/
UK: /məlˈɛst/


English Vietnamese dictionary


molest /mou'lest/
  • ngoại động từ
    • quấy rầy, quấy nhiễu, làm phiền
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) gạ gẫm (ai)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN]
1 to attack sb, especially a child, sexually
2 (old-fashioned) to attack sb physically: The couple were molested while walking through the park.
molestation noun [U]
molester noun: a child molester

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 annoy, irritate, vex, disturb, pester, badger, needle, provoke, nettle, tease, harass, harry, worry, hector, irk, bother, gall, chafe, roil, torment, plague, beleaguer:
For weeks people on the beach have been molested by green flies.
2 accost, meddle with, interfere with, annoy, abuse, bother, attack, ill-treat, maltreat, manhandle; paw:
The police are looking for a man who has been molesting girls in the park.

Concise English dictionary


molests|molested|molestingmə'lest
verb
+harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
+annoy continually or chronically