English Online Dictionary. What means harassment? What does harassment mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /həˈɹæs.mənt/, /ˈhæɹ.əs.mənt/, /-mɪnt/
- See harass for pronunciation note.
Noun
harassment (countable and uncountable, plural harassments)
- Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
- Deliberate pestering or intimidation.
- (military) The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force.
Synonyms
- torment
- molestation
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Russian: хара́ссмент (xarássment)
Translations
References
- “harassment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.