molestverb [ T ]
uk/məˈlest/us/məˈlest/molest verb [ T ] (ATTACK SEXUALLY)
to touch or attack someone in a sexual way against their wishes:
The girl had been molested frequently by her stepfather from the age of eight.
The man had previously been arrested several times for molesting young boys.
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Physical & sexual assault & abduction
- abduct
- abduction
- aggravated assault
- assault
- beating
- go at sb
- go for sb
- grievous bodily harm
- grooming
- happy slapping
- indecent assault
- lay
- mug
- rape
- set about sb
- set on/upon sb
- set sb/sth on sb
- sexual abuse
- sic
- violate
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molest verb [ T ] (ATTACK)
formal to touch, push, etc. someone violently:
United Nations premises were looted and personnel were molested by demonstrators.
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Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- bleed
- grind
- jerk
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- put sb through sth
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- smite
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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Physical & sexual assault & abduction
molestation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌmɒl.esˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɑː.lesˈteɪ.ʃən/
sexual molestation
molester
noun [ C ] uk/məˈles.tər/us/məˈles.tɚ/
a child molester