molestare — meaning in English

English meaning

• accost verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
• 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

1. verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
2. verb To join side to side; to border.
3. verb To sail along the coast or side of.
4. verb To approach; to come up to.

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