harassment
11harassment — As defined in federal statute providing for a civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness, is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress in such person and serves no legitimate… …
12harassment — n. 1) to engage in harassment 2) police; sexual harassment * * * [ hærəsmənt] sexual harassment police to engage in harassment …
13harassment — ha|rass|ment [ herəsmənt, hə ræsmənt ] noun uncount * annoying or unpleasant behavior toward someone that tales place regularly, for example threats, offensive remarks, or physical attacks: harassment of: The UN cannot tolerate the continuing… …
14harassment — [[t]hæ̱rəsmənt, həræ̱s [/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft adj N Harassment is behaviour which is intended to trouble or annoy someone, for example repeated attacks on them or attempts to cause them problems. Another survey found that 51 per cent of women had… …
15harassment */ — UK [ˈhærəsmənt] / UK [həˈræsmənt] / US / US [ˈherəsmənt] noun [uncountable] annoying or unpleasant behaviour towards someone that takes place regularly, for example threats, offensive remarks, or physical attacks harassment of: The UN cannot… …
16harassment — Systematic and continuing unwanted and annoying actions by an individual or group against another individual or group. Harassment may involve the expression of racial prejudice or personal malice, efforts to force someone to quit a job or… …
17harassment — noun (U) 1 unpleasant and often threatening behaviour, or offensive remarks: sexual/racial harassment (=towards someone of a different sex or race): sexual harassment in the workplace 2 a feeling of anxiety and tiredness because you have too many …
18harassment — noun 1. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors • Syn: ↑torment • Derivationally related forms: ↑torment (for: ↑torment) …
19harassment — [həˈræsmənt] , [ˈhærəsmənt] noun [U] annoying or unpleasant behaviour towards someone that takes place regularly the victims of racial/sexual harassment[/ex] …
20harassment — harass ► VERB 1) torment (someone) by subjecting them to constant interference or intimidation. 2) make repeated small scale attacks on (an enemy) in order to wear down resistance. DERIVATIVES harasser noun harassment noun. USAGE The word harass… …
