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Definition of Molest
1. Verb. Harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to.
2. Verb. Annoy continually or chronically. "The performance is likely to molest Sue"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Specialized synonyms: Goad, Needle, Bedevil, Crucify, Dun, Frustrate, Rag, Torment, Haze
Generic synonyms: Annoy, Bother, Chafe, Devil, Get At, Get To, Gravel, Irritate, Nark, Nettle, Rag, Rile, Vex
Derivative terms: Harasser, Harassment, Harrier, Hassle, Molestation, Plague, Provocation, Provocative, Provoker
Definition of Molest
1. v. t. To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
2. n. Molestation.
Definition of Molest
1. Verb. To physically abuse, (occasionaly also means sexually especially regarding a minor ) ¹
2. Verb. To annoy intentionally ¹
3. Verb. To disturb or tamper with. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Molest
1. to disturb or annoy [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Molest
Literary usage of Molest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by Scotland Privy Council (1902)
"... in 3000 merks, that he will not molest Thomas Meldrum of Iden, and Mr.
William Meldrum, his son, nor their wives and households ; with clause of relief. ..."
2. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"We inconvenience in small matters, or by omitting such things AS might be
convenient; we annoy or molest by doing that which is positively painful: we are ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"My Ladye reads you swith return; And, if but one poor straw you burn, Or do our
towers so much molest As scare one swallow from her nest, 380 Saint Mary ..."
4. The Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife by John Fraser Macqueen (1885)
"The wife and her trustees, who are parties to the deed, Covenant by covenant that
she shall in no way molest the husband while to'm'leat'h'er separate. ..."
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