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- DictionaryMo·lest/məˈlest/
verb
- 1. assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually: "he was charged with molesting and taking obscene photographs of a ten-year-old boy"
- 2. pester or harass (someone) in an aggressive or persistent manner: dated "he had been arrested for being drunk and molesting passers-by"
Although the word was first used to mean "pester," now it is more typically used to refer to criminal abuse. The verb molest can be used to talk about any kind of persistent harassment, but it most commonly describes an unwanted or aggressive sexual attack.
molest somebody (old-fashioned) to attack somebody physically. The couple were molested while walking through the park. Definition of molest verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. to bother, interfere with, or annoy. 2. to make indecent sexual advances to. 3. to assault sexually. SYNONYMS 1. harass, harry, trouble, plague, hector, torment. See attack. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Molest definition: . See examples of MOLEST used in a sentence.
1. to bother, interfere with, or annoy. 2. a. to make indecent sexual advances to. b. to assault sexually. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin molestāre to irk, derivative of molestus irksome; compare mōlēs mass, burden, trouble] mo•les•ta•tion (ˌmoʊ lɛˈsteɪ ʃən, ˌmɒl ɛ-) n. mo•lest′er, n.
Molest definition, to make indecent sexual advances to. See more.
Dictionary Meanings. Molest Definition. mə-lĕst. molested, molesting, molests. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. molested, molesting, molests. To annoy, interfere with, or meddle with so as to trouble or harm, or with intent to trouble or harm. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
