Synonyms for harassment
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
Forms
- Plural
- harassments → molestations, torments, annoyances…
Example sentences
- annoyance To our great annoyance, he barged in on our party.
- molestation Tom was a victim of molestation as a child.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| harassment | rising | |
| annoyance | rising | |
| molestation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- torment2
- 9 letters
- annoyance3
- 11 letters
- molestation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (torment2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- harcèlement
- Italiano
- molestia
- Español
- hostigamiento
- Deutsch
- Belästigung