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molest

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for molest.

Editorial note

Someone who is homosexual isn't any more inclined to molest or rape someone of their own sex than a pedophile is to molest or rape a child.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To sexually assault or sexually harass.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of molest gathered in one view.

verb

To sexually assault or sexually harass.

verb

(dated) To annoy, trouble, or afflict.

verb

(dated) To disturb or tamper with.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for molest.

Example sentences

1

Someone who is homosexual isn't any more inclined to molest or rape someone of their own sex than a pedophile is to molest or rape a child.

2

A pedophile is much more likely to molest a child, because that's the only way their desires can be realized in the physical world.

3

I'll agree that a pedophile is much more likely to molest child, though.

4

Hell, the TSA is violating state criminal statutes in most states when they molest minors who opt out of having their nude photos taken (which itself is child pornography).

5

Sure, they can steal money and valuables from your luggage and molest your wife and daughters.

6

They are both people with no relation to whether or not they will molest someone else they are attracted to.

7

People who find other people who wear glasses attractive has no relation to whether or not they will molest them.

8

What's the use to pay for a few sites but others don't offer a pay model and still molest and track you?

9

I think the idea is to get to a point where a woman doesn't have to feel uncomfortable about going to a conference lest some creeper molest her.

10

The examples are endless, from great artists who are racists to religious leaders who make powerful social contributions but also molest children.

11

The right to run a red light, the right to molest little children, etc.

12

Or they can force a pedophile to molest a child by threatening them, and then use the argument that they were predisposed already?

Quote examples

1

Sorry, let be clarify, when I say pedophiles (as opposed to some of these "sex offenders"[1]), I mean adults who molest children.

2

Only problem is, most "sex offenders that molest kids" are 18-year-olds busted for bonking their 16-year-old girlfriends.

3

If you break into someones house and molest a child as he did, you walk free with a big scary "warning".

4

"Someone who is homosexual isn't any more inclined to molest or rape someone of their own sex than a pedophile is to molest or rape a child." I'm sure you meant something about the proclivity to commit rape or molestation, but all this statement does is say there is a positive correlation between the two groups (and no citation or explanation of reasoning either).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use molest in a sentence?

Someone who is homosexual isn't any more inclined to molest or rape someone of their own sex than a pedophile is to molest or rape a child.

What does molest mean?

To sexually assault or sexually harass.

What part of speech is molest?

molest is commonly used as verb.