MOLEST

harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke

(verb) annoy continually or chronically; “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”; “This man harasses his female co-workers”

molest

(verb) harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)

To annoy intentionally.

To disturb or tamper with.

To sexually assault or sexually harass, especially a minor.

Anagrams

• motels

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*lest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Molested; p. pr. & vb. n. Molesting.] Etym: [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d Mole.]

Definition: To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex. They have molested the church with needless opposition. Hooker.

Syn.

– To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.

Mo*lest", n.

Definition: Molestation. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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