Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.

    Belästigung

    домога́тельстваdomogátelʹstva, домога́тельствоdomogátelʹstvo, хара́ссментxarássment

    the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

  2. (countable, uncountable)Deliberate pestering or intimidation.

    Belästigung, Aufdringlichkeit

    беспоко́йствоbespokójstvo, агре́ссияagréssija, оскорбле́ниеoskorblénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force.

Examples

46 sentences
  1. This seems like harassment.

  2. It wasn't harassment.

    ruЭто не было домогательством. — Selena777

  3. This is harassment.

  4. Sexual harassment is absolutely not permitted here.

  5. Sexual harassment has now become a social issue.

    deSexuelle Belästigung ist nun zu einem gesellschaftlichen Thema geworden. — samueldora

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress:
deliberate pestering or annoying:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress:
deliberate pestering or annoying:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass + -ment.

Borrowed from Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass + -ment.

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Forms

plural: harassments
Singularharassment
Pluralharassments

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented:torment

Word family

9 related words

See also

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