"molestation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault - a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
is a type of: mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
subtypes:
- baiting - harassment especially of a tethered animal
- badgering, bedevilment, torment, worrying - the act of harassing someone
- sexual harassment - unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee
- ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing - the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
- witch-hunt - searching out and harassing dissenters
same as: harassment