Etymology dictionary. 2014.
molestation — I noun abuse, aggravation, annoyance, bother, disturbance, ill treatment, ill usage, inconvenience, interference, interruption, intrusion, irritation, maltreatment, meddling, mistreatment, nuisance, oppression, persecution, vexatio, vexation II… … Law dictionary
Molestation — Mol es*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. molestation.] The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
molestation — [mɔlɛstɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. XIVe; de molester, et ation. ❖ ♦ Rare. Action de molester; mauvais traitement, brutalité. ⇒ Persécution, tracasserie, vexation … Encyclopédie Universelle
molestation — (mo lè sta sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action de molester. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Et [elles] li crient merci des molestations Et des grans batemens et des derisions, Girart de Ross. V. 2439. XVe s. • Par voie de fait ou de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
molestation — noun Molestation is used before these nouns: ↑case Molestation is used after these nouns: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
molestation — n. child; sexual molestation * * * [ˌməʊle steɪʃ(ə)n] sexual molestation child … Combinatory dictionary
molestation — 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
molestation — noun see molest … New Collegiate Dictionary
molestation — See molest. * * * … Universalium
molestation — noun /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən,ˌməʊlɪˈsteɪʃən,ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/ a) the act of molesting b) the state of being molested … Wiktionary
