"molest" meaning in All languages combined

See molest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /məˈlɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-molest.wav [UK] Forms: molest [canonical], molests [third-person, singular], molested [past], molested [past, participle], molesting [present, participle]
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  1. If you molest someone, you annoy, harass, or disturb them.
    Sense id: simple-molest-en-verb-ln5T03ql
  2. To molest someone is to force unwanted sexual contact on them.
    Sense id: simple-molest-en-verb-X07cJkE-
  3. To molest means to sexually abuse a child.
    Sense id: simple-molest-en-verb-He8gGEaa
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