Molesting Meaning in English

word · lemma: molest

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التعريف

To touch, attack, or bother someone, especially a child, in a sexual way without their consent. It is a serious crime and violation.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very serious, formal, and often legal context; almost always refers to sexual abuse, especially of children. Not used casually. Often appears in news or legal documents. Do NOT confuse with 'bother' or 'annoy'—'molesting' always implies unwanted sexual contact or attention.

• Spanish: abusar (sexualmente) - acosar (sexual)
• Portuguese (BR): abusar (sexualmente) - importunar (sexual)
• Portuguese (PT): abusar (sexualmente) - importunar (sexual)
• Chinese (Simplified): 猥亵 - 性骚扰
• Chinese (Traditional): 猥褻 - 性騷擾
• Hindi: यौन शोषण करना - छेड़छाड़ करना
• Arabic: التحرش الجنسي - الاعتداء الجنسي
• Bengali: যৌন হয়রানি করা - যৌন নির্যাতন করা
• Russian: домогаться (сексуально) - приставать (в сексуальном смысле)
• Japanese: 性的虐待をする - 性的に嫌がらせをする
• Vietnamese: quấy rối tình dục - lạm dụng tình dục
• Korean: 성추행하다 - 성적으로 괴롭히다
• Turkish: cinsel tacizde bulunmak - cinsel istismar etmek
• Urdu: جنسی طور پر ہراساں کرنا - جنسی زیادتی کرنا
• Indonesian: melecehkan secara seksual - melakukan pelecehan seksual

جمل نموذجية

He was arrested for molesting a child.

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The school has zero tolerance for molesting or harassing students.

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They accused the coach of molesting several team members, and it went to court.

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Any report of someone molesting children is taken extremely seriously by the authorities.

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Rumors spread quickly after someone was caught molesting people in the park.

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The police took action against him for molesting women on the bus.

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