harassment

harassment

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of harassment in English

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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)

  1. Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
  2. Deliberate pestering or intimidation.
  3. (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.

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