molest
/məˈlɛst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To sexually assault or sexually harass.
Example Sentences
- "I knew you wasn't normal ever since the age of nine / I, heard you were molested when you hit the age of five / So, in a sense I sensed that all your innocence had died / You, swallowing all of your pride, won't, let anybody inside / As you cry me a thousand lakes on my shoulder blade, I say / Everything's gonna be okay / I'ma hold tight 'til I see the next day with you / Stay with you, play with you, pray with you and pray to you"
- "At last he simmered down, choked out his explanations. And the news was indeed enormous. That afternoon, just three hours earlier, his younger sister, Gina, had been molested, debauched, as she crossed a children's playground in the park."
- "They have molested the church with needless opposition."
- "It was a true sanctuary. Once inside, the Faces were unreachable. Nothing could molest them. They were no longer the oppressed, wretched teen menials who must take orders, toe the line. Here they took command, they reigned."
- "A person must not delay, obstruct, hinder or molest an authorized officer who is performing a function under this Regulation."
Etymology
From Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestō (“to trouble, annoy, molest”), from molestus (“troublesome”), from moles (“a burden, difficulty, labor, trouble”); see mole.