Etymology dictionary. 2014.
molest — mo·lest /mə lest/ vt 1: to annoy, disturb, or persecute esp. with hostile intent or injurious effect 2: to make annoying sexual advances to; specif: to force physical and usu. sexual contact on (as a child) mo·les·ta·tion /ˌmō ˌles tā shən, ˌmä … Law dictionary
molest — [v1] physically abuse accost, assail, attack, disorganize, displace, disturb, encroach, fondle, harm, hinder, hurt, illtreat, injure, interfere, intrude, maltreat, meddle, misuse, rape; concepts 246,375 Ant. be careful, guard, protect molest [v2] … New thesaurus
molest — [mə lest′, mōlest′] vt. [ME molesten < OFr molester < L molestare < molestus, troublesome < moles, a burden: see MOLE3] 1. to annoy, interfere with, or meddle with so as to trouble or harm, or with intent to trouble or harm ☆ 2. to… … English World dictionary
Molest — Mo*lest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molesting}.] [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d {Mole}.] To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molest — Mo*lest , n. Molestation. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
molest — ► VERB 1) pester or harass in a hostile way. 2) assault or abuse sexually. DERIVATIVES molestation noun molester noun. ORIGIN Latin molestare annoy , from molestus troublesome … English terms dictionary
molest — UK [məˈlest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms molest : present tense I/you/we/they molest he/she/it molests present participle molesting past tense molested past participle molested 1) to hurt someone, especially a child, by touching them in a… … English dictionary
molest — verb Molest is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
molest — mo|lest [məˈlest] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus heavy, annoying , from moles mass ] 1.) to attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or by trying to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
molest — to assault sexually Originally, to inconvenience, but so pervasive is the euphemism that a female may be reported as having been brutally assaulted but not molested, unless the assailant s motives were sexual as well as predatory: I… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
