MOLESTATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
   
   Synonym(s)
   • harassment (what does harassment mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) molestation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mistreatment (what does mistreatment mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • baiting (what does baiting mean?)
   • badgering (what does badgering mean?)
   • worrying (what does worrying mean?)
   • torment (what does torment mean?)
   • bedevilment (what does bedevilment mean?)
   • sexual harassment (what does sexual harassment mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   • ribbing (what does ribbing mean?)
   • witch-hunt (what does witch-hunt mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • harass (what does harass mean?)
   • hassle (what does hassle mean?)
   • harry (what does harry mean?)
   • chivy (what does chivy mean?)
   • chivvy (what does chivvy mean?)
   • chevy (what does chevy mean?)
   • chevvy (what does chevvy mean?)
   • beset (what does beset mean?)
   • plague (what does plague mean?)
   • molest (what does molest mean?)
   • provoke (what does provoke mean?)
   • harass (what does harass mean?)
   • hassle (what does hassle mean?)
   • harry (what does harry mean?)
   • chivy (what does chivy mean?)
   • chivvy (what does chivvy mean?)
   • chevy (what does chevy mean?)
   • chevvy (what does chevvy mean?)
   • beset (what does beset mean?)
   • plague (what does plague mean?)
   • molest (what does molest mean?)
   • provoke (what does provoke mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
   
   Hypernyms(s) molestation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sexual assault (what does sexual assault mean?)
   • sexual abuse (what does sexual abuse mean?)
   • sex crime (what does sex crime mean?)
   • sex offense (what does sex offense mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • molest (what does molest mean?)