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. Xiao Meili:

   I'm still nervous now, i've been crying a lot recently. I'm most afraid that the( online harassment) would affect my real life. But it has -- my business has been attacked, and I have to take a break to take care of Xiao Meili, to digest and deal with all of this.

2. Tabith Awal:

   My workers and supporters are constantly facing harassment.

3. Rebecca Thurston:

   The Results suggest that screening for a broader range of experiences of sexual violence in routine health care, including sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as verbal harassment or assault, and being aware of and treating potential cardiovascular health consequences may be beneficial for women's long-term health, reducing sexual violence against women, which is important in its own right, may also provide a strategy for improving women's lifetime cardiovascular health.

4. 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.

5. Van Winkle:

   We have a sexual harassment policy, we have a memo that clarifies response and reporting of sexual harassment, we have regulations on hazing and bullying, we have a policy that covers discriminatory harassment, what this does is pull these together to cover all forms of harassment.