"molestation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌməʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/ [US] Forms: molestations [plural]
enPR: mō'lĕstāʹshən [US] Etymology: From Old French molestacion, from Latin molestatio. By surface analysis, molest + -ation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|molestacion}} Old French molestacion, {{uder|en|la|molestatio}} Latin molestatio, {{surf|en|molest|-ation}} By surface analysis, molest + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} molestation (countable and uncountable, plural molestations)
  1. The act of molesting. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: child molestation Translations (The action of molesting): turaturatanga (Maori), abuso sexual [masculine] (Spanish), pederastia [feminine] (Spanish), ofredande [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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