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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1. Jack Dorsey:

   We want to take the burden of the work off the people receiving the abuse or the harassment.

2. Katey Alatalo:

   Our job is to make astronomy feel safe for victims of harassment, of course, we need to punish the harassers, but we're junior scientists -- we cannot punish them; we're not in a position of power to do that.

3. Kelvin Liu:

   We value diversity and strive to foster a workplace that offers inclusivity for everyone, there is no place in our company or industry, or any industry, for sexual misconduct or harassment of any kind.

4. Sarah Seither:

   I have had my experiences with harassment, men flashing me or following me, but I run in honor of Ahmaud and his family as I can not even imagine the horror they went through losing Ahmaud doing a sport that everyone should have the right to do safely.

5. Dennis Toner:

   I clearly would remember if we -- that is, if Tara and myself -- had any kind of conversation regarding sexual harassment allegations, let alone something involving Sen. Biden. It would stick in my mind. It would be burned in my mind, i don't understand it.