harassment

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /həˈɹæs.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8096

Meanings

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noun
Repeated, deliberate behaviour that pesters, threatens, or intimidates someone.

The company has a strict policy against any form of harassment in the workplace.

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Synonyms

1 noun · repeated, deliberate... molestation

More torment

Word family

Forms harassments

Derived forms antiharassmentcyberharassmentnonharassment

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Phrases (1)

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sexual harassment
unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature directed at another person

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

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