Synonyms for harassment
həˈræs mənt, ˈhær əs-ha·rass·ment

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1. harassmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   torment, molestation

2. harassmentnoun

   Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.

   Synonyms:
   torment, molestation

3. harassmentnoun

   Deliberate pestering or annoying.

   Synonyms:
   torment, molestation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harassment, tormentnoun

   a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

   "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors"

   Synonyms:
   badgering, worrying, molestation, torture, anguish, bedevilment, agony, curse, torment

2. harassment, molestationnoun

   the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism

   Synonyms:
   molestation, torment

Matched Categories

1. • Annoyance
   • Mistreatment

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "harassment":

   bullying, harassed, mobbing, stalking, anti-harassment, intimidation, persecution, nuisance, badgering, harassing, molestation, disturbance

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How to use harassment in a sentence?

1. Heidi Heitkamp:

   I’ve said before that for decades as a country, we have been far too tolerant and dismissive of past allegations, in recent months, women have been courageously stepping out of the shadows to tell their stories of sexual harassment and abuse. That’s a huge step.

2. Delia Garcia:

   What happened at our store in Marshall, MN is unacceptable, we strive to provide a safe and comfortable shopping environment for all our customers and will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment in any aspect of our business. We are asking everyone to wear face coverings when they enter our stores for their safety and the safety of others and it's unfortunate that some individuals have taken this pandemic as an opportunity to create a distressing situation for customers and associates in our store.

3. Tengku Emma:

   There is harassment on the streets and online. I've never seen anything like this in Malaysia before.

4. Charlize Theron:

   This story lends itself really nicely to the complexities of what sexual harassment really looks like, and how it lives and breathes in very different gray spaces that we might not necessarily have wanted to acknowledge.

5. Patrick Leahy:

   I hope as a nation that we are beginning to come to terms with the systematic problem of sexual harassment and assault, but we still have a long way to go.