Crossword clues for molest
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Molest \Mo*lest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Molested; p. pr. & vb. n. Molesting.] [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d Mole.] 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.
Molest \Mo*lest"\, n.
Molestation. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "to cause trouble, grief, or vexation," from Old French molester "to torment, trouble, bother" (12c.) and directly from Latin molestare "to disturb, trouble, annoy," from molestus "troublesome, annoying, unmanageable," perhaps related to moles "mass" (see mole (n.3)) on notion of either "burden" or "barrier." Meaning "sexually assault" first attested 1950. Related: Molested; molesting.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To annoy intentionally 2 To disturb or tamper with. 3 To sexually abuse, especially a minor
WordNet
Usage examples of "molest".
The monstrosities abiding within the smaller man could not molest him or they would certainly already have done so.
Judge, answering to the said appeal, if it may be called an appeal, if it may be called an appeal, says that he has proceeded in the present cause justly and as he ought and not otherwise, nor has he molested or intended to molest the appellant, as is apparent from a perusal of the alleged objections.
The message read that the approaching battle groups might attempt to set up a blockade, but no matter what happened, no submarine was to attack or molest any incoming American unit--even if there were American submarines approaching in close.
I related the whole affair to the bishop, exaggerating the uproar, making much of the injustice of such proceedings, and railing at a vexatious police daring to molest travellers and to insult the sacred rights of individuals and nations.
His voice was stentorian, as he commanded his men to molest Fleech no further.
First: Ling Soo might have feared that the paper would be molested, and had therefore sent Foy to watch the apartment.
It was also hard to believe that Kim Hickle had been playing Legos with the kids while downstairs Stuart was molesting them.
Monday, being the 7th day, the second fytt of the stone in my kydnes did molest me for 6 or 7 howres.
Knowing this, and knowing his remaining time in freedom would be short, he left home, set out in his car, and kidnapped, molested, and killed another child before the police got to him.
Her parents thought she was accident-prone, but it was the classic self-destructive behavior of a molested child.
All molested children are damaged, but one can only imagine the suffering of a lesbian child at the hands of a male child abuser.
No man, they said, ought to be molested so long as he disturbed neither his neighbors nor the government.
The established Dutch church not only was not molested, but was continued in full possession of its exceptional privileges.
The announcement that under its jurisdiction no man was to be molested by the civil power for his religious belief was a broad invitation to all who were uncomfortable under the neighboring theocracies.
Gary did when he found out was ask the other two if Dreyer had molested them, too.