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Of such as wandering near her secret bower, Molest her ancient solitary reign.
WORD ORIGIN
late 14c., "to cause trouble, grief, or vexation," from Old French molester "to torment, trouble, bother" (12c.) and directly from Latin molestare "to disturb, trouble, annoy," from molestus "troublesome, annoying, unmanageable," perhaps related to moles "mass" (see mole (n.3)) on notion of either "burden" or "barrier." Meaning "sexually assault" first attested 1950. Related: Molested; molesting.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR MOLEST
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verbbother, upset- afflict
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disturbs
verbbother, upset- afflict
- agitate
- ail
- alarm
- amaze
- annoy
- arouse
- astound
- badger
- burn up
- complicate
- confound
- confuse
- depress
- discompose
- dishearten
- disrupt
- distract
- distress
- excite
- fluster
- frighten
- gall
- grieve
- harass
- interfere
- interrupt
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- make uneasy
- molest
- muddle
- outrage
- pain
- perplex
- perturb
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- puzzle
- rattle
- rouse
- ruffle
- shake
- shake up
- startle
- tire
- trouble
- unhinge
- unnerve
- unsettle
- vex
- worry
harm
verbinjure; cause evil- abuse
- blemish
- bruise
- cripple
- crush
- damage
- dilapidate
- discommode
- disserve
- do violence to
- dump on
- get
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- incommode
- inconvenience
- louse up
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mess up
- misuse
- molest
- muck up
- mutilate
- nick
- outrage
- prejudice
- put down
- ruin
- sabotage
- sap
- scathe
- shatter
- shock
- spoil
- stab
- tarnish
- total
- trample
- traumatize
- tweak
- undermine
- vandalize
- vitiate
- wing
- wound
- wreck
- wrench
- wrong
- zing
harming
verbinjure; cause evil- abuse
- blemish
- bruise
- cripple
- crush
- damage
- dilapidate
- discommode
- disserve
- do violence to
- dump on
- get
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- incommode
- inconvenience
- louse up
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mess up
- misuse
- molest
- muck up
- mutilate
- nick
- outrage
- prejudice
- put down
- ruin
- sabotage
- sap
- scathe
- shatter
- shock
- spoil
- stab
- tarnish
- total
- trample
- traumatize
- tweak
- undermine
- vandalize
- vitiate
- wing
- wound
- wreck
- wrench
- wrong
- zing
harms
verbinjure; cause evil- abuse
- blemish
- bruise
- cripple
- crush
- damage
- dilapidate
- discommode
- disserve
- do violence to
- dump on
- get
- hurt
- ill-treat
- impair
- incommode
- inconvenience
- louse up
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- mess up
- misuse
- molest
- muck up
- mutilate
- nick
- outrage
- prejudice
- put down
- ruin
- sabotage
- sap
- scathe
- shatter
- shock
- spoil
- stab
- tarnish
- total
- trample
- traumatize
- tweak
- undermine
- vandalize
- vitiate
- wing
- wound
- wreck
- wrench
- wrong
- zing
haunt
verbvisit as a spirit- agitate
- agonize
- annoy
- appall
- appear
- be ever present
- bedevil
- beset
- besiege
- come back
- disquiet
- dwell
- float
- frighten
- harass
- harrow
- hound
- hover
- infest
- inhabit
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- manifest
- materialize
- molest
- nettle
- obsess
- overrun
- permeate
- pervade
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- plague
- possess
- prey on
- rack
- reappear
- recur
- return
- rise
- spook
- stay with
- tease
- terrify
- terrorize
- torment
- trouble
- vex
- voodoo
- walk
- weigh on
- worry
interlope
verbmeddle- abuse rights
- advance
- barge in
- break in on
- busybody
- butt in
- chime in
- come uninvited
- crash the gates
- dabble in
- encroach
- encumber
- fool with
- hinder
- horn in
- impede
- impose
- infringe
- inquire
- interfere
- intermeddle
- interpose
- intrude
- invade
- kibitz
- mess around
- mix in
- molest
- obtrude
- pry
- push in
- put two cents in
- sidewalk-superintend
- snoop
- stick nose in
- tamper
- trespass
- worm in
interloping
verbmeddle- abuse rights
- advance
- barge in
- break in on
- busybody
- butt in
- chime in
- come uninvited
- crash the gates
- dabble in
- encroach
- encumber
- fool with
- hinder
- horn in
- impede
- impose
- infringe
- inquire
- interfere
- intermeddle
- interpose
- intrude
- invade
- kibitz
- mess around
- mix in
- molest
- obtrude
- pry
- push in
- put two cents in
- sidewalk-superintend
- snoop
- stick nose in
- tamper
- trespass
- worm in
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