harassment
n.
bothering, tormenting, pestering
Harassment
Harassment refers to a wide spectrum of offensive behavior. When the term is used in a legal sense it refers to behaviors that are found threatening or disturbing, and beyond those that are sanctioned by
society.
Sexual harassment refers to persistent and unwanted sexual advances, typically in the workplace, where the consequences of refusing are potentially very disadvantaging to the victim.
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harassment
Noun
1. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"
(synonym) torment
(hypernym) annoyance, chafe, vexation
2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
(synonym) molestation
(hypernym) mistreatment
(hyponym) baiting
(derivation) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
Harassment
(n.)
The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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