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molestation

/ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
mo-lesta-tion
IPA
/ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of molesting.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/
  • British English: /mɒlɪˈsteɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

molestations (plural)

Derived Forms

nonmolestation

Phrases

child molestation

Synonyms

harassment

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce molestation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmoʊlɪˈsteɪʃən/.
What does molestation mean?
The act of molesting.
Where does molestation come from?
From Old French molestacion, from Latin molestatio. By surface analysis, molest + -ation.

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