লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
molest
In modern legal and social contexts, this term is almost exclusively associated with severe sexual abuse, particularly involving children. It carries a heavy emotional weight and a strong negative connotation of violation and power imbalance, making it a highly charged word in judicial and psychological settings.
Historically, the word described any form of harassment, pestering, or interference. While this broader meaning persists in specific contexts—such as signage in nature preserves warning visitors not to disturb animals—it is rarely used for humans in this sense today to avoid confusion with the more severe sexual definition.
Meanings
Examples
The defendant was charged with attempting to molest a minor.
He spent years in therapy to recover from the trauma of being molested as a child.
I cannot believe someone would dare to molest a defenseless child.
The law provides strict penalties for those who molest children.
Stop trying to molest the wildlife while we are on the trail.
The guards were ordered not to molest the prisoners during transport.
Why do you insist on continuing to molest me with these pointless questions?
She felt as though the paparazzi were beginning to molest her privacy.