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HARASSMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
Synonyms:
harassment; molestation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("harassment" is a kind of...):
mistreatment (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harassment"):
baiting (harassment especially of a tethered animal)
badgering; bedevilment; torment; worrying (the act of harassing someone)
sexual harassment (unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee)
ribbing; tantalization; tease; teasing (the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances)
witch-hunt (searching out and harassing dissenters)
Derivation:
harass (annoy continually or chronically)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented
Example:
so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors
Synonyms:
harassment; torment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("harassment" is a kind of...):
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
