molestation

noun

Definition of molestationnext
as in persecution

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Recent Examples of molestation In 1984 the preschool’s entire staff, consisting of six women and one man, was charged with molestation and conspiracy. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Andre Lamar Stafford, who is running to represent House District 42, is charged in the warrant with felony child molestation and misdemeanor public indecency. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Authorities charged Andre Stafford, running for Georgia House District 42 in Smyrna, with one felony count of child molestation and one count of public indecency. — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Jackson left the ranch in 2005 following a 2003 raid as part of an investigation into child molestation allegations made against the singer. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 An 18-year-old North Carolina woman threatened to fabricate child molestation accusations if a man didn’t give her cash, according to police in Huntersville. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 He was booked on child molestation charges in 2003, but acquitted on criminal counts. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 It was raided in 2003 amid an investigation by police regarding the late musician’s relationship with a minor and molestation allegations. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molestation
  1. persecution
  2. torture
  3. harassment
  4. provocation
  5. torment
Noun
  • Israel was founded as a refuge, a place where a people long subjected to persecution and exile could finally determine their own destiny.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That episode, known as ‘The Night of the Abanicos,’ left a deep wound in our community’s memory and became a symbol of the persecution and violence that LGBTIQ+ people lived through in my country.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of persecution
Noun
  • The screwdrivers were recovered from his car’s trunk, and are purported to be torture utensils.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Sarah Kimani, Amnesty International’s media manager, told the AP in a January interview that the organization’s research documents summary executions, torture, abductions and rape by both government forces and the OLA.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of torture
Noun
  • Jewish residents have faced physical attacks, threats and harassment, making the specificity of its new plan and its contrast with New York City’s approach particularly notable.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenhard has been charged with strangulation, simple assault, indecent assault, harassment and disorderly conduct in that case.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of harassment
Noun
  • There is a sense that the exhibition’s most significant revelation is neither synesthetic experiment nor vanguardist provocation but, merely and monumentally, Picabia himself.
    — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This scene raises questions about violence, punishment, and provocation as means to uphold dharma.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of provocation
Noun
  • The excellent Benton plays Paulina — the Regina George-esque queen bee at a girls’ high school in 1986 Ghana — with snide stares, biting put-downs and internalized torment.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Garland wasted no time giving Clippers fans something to smile about after an offseason of torment and transformation.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of torment

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“Molestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molestation. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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