molest
/məˈlɛst/ · verb
Meaning
- To sexually assault or sexually harass.
- To annoy, trouble, or afflict.
- To disturb or tamper with.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestō (“to trouble, annoy, molest”), from molestus (“troublesome”), from moles (“a burden, difficulty, labor, trouble”); see mole.
- molestō(la)→
- molester(fro)→
- molesten(Middle English)→
- molest (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- molestere(Danish) (cog)
- molestar(Ido) (bor)
- moles(Jamaican Creole) (der)
- moles(Jamaican Creole) (der)
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