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   Mo·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" Similar abusesexually abuseassaultsexually assaultinterfere withrapeviolateattackhurtharminjureinformal:maulgropepawdated:ravish
   • 2. pester or harass (someone) in an aggressive or persistent manner: dated "he had been arrested for being drunk and molesting passers-by" Similar harassharrypesterbesetpersecutetormentplagueinformal:roust

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause trouble to, vex’): from Old French molester or Latin molestare ‘annoy’, from molestus ‘troublesome’.

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