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
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.
• 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
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
