— molestation /moh'le stay"sheuhn, mol'e-/ , n. — molester , n. — molestful , adj.
/meuh lest"/ , v.t.
1. to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
2. to make indecent sexual advances to.
3. to assault sexually.
[ 1325-75; ME molesten molestare to irk, deriv. of molestus irksome; cf. moles mass, burden, trouble ]
Syn. 1. harass, harry, trouble, plague, hector, torment. See attack .