molestation

English

Etymology

From Old French molestacion, from Latin molestatio. By surface analysis, molest +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/ or IPA^(key): /ˌməʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/
• (US) enPR: mō'lĕstāʹshən, IPA^(key): /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/

Noun

molestation (countable and uncountable, plural molestations)

1. The act of molesting.

Derived terms

• child molestation

Translations

The action of molesting

• Maori: turaturatanga
• Spanish: abuso sexual m, pederastia (es) f
• Swedish: ofredande (sv) n

Anagrams

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

molestation m (plural molestations)

1. mauling