molestare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accost verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
- annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
- assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
- harass verb To repeatedly trouble, pester, or intimidate someone, especially in a way that is unwanted or illegal.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
- stalk noun The stem of a plant, or a similar stem-like part.
Senses
molestare is used for these senses in English:
- annoy (transitive, archaic) To molest; to harm; to injure.
- assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- harass To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
- plague (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- stalk (transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp
accost — full definition
- verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
- verb To lie right next to something else, touching its edge.
- verb To sail close along the coastline or edge of something.
- verb To come close to someone or something.
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