HARASSMENT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of harassment in English harassmentnoun [ U ] uk /ˈhær.əs.mənt/ /həˈræs.mənt/ us /həˈræs.mənt/ /ˈher.əs.mənt/ Add to word list Add to word list C1 behaviour that annoys or upsets someone: sexual harassment

• Attitudes seem to be changing as a result of recent highly publicized cases of sexual harassment.
• Allegations of sexual harassment have led to disciplinary proceedings being taken against three naval officers.
• Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter.
• The law can now protect people from harassment.
• The alleged harassment took place over two years.

Treating people or animals badly

• a raw deal idiom
• abuse of power
• abuser
• anti-harassment
• at the hands of someone idiom
• batten
• ill-treat
• ill-treatment
• ill-used
• impose
• inflict
• price gouging
• put someone through something phrasal verb
• put upon
• reduce
• uncared for
• use
• vampiric
• victimization
• victimize

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harassment | American Dictionary

harassmentnoun [ U ] us /həˈræs·mənt, ˈhær·əs·mənt/ Add to word list Add to word list behavior that annoys or troubles someone: Complaints of sexual harassment (= offensive sexual suggestions or actions) in the workplace have increased in recent years. (Definition of harassment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

harassment | Business English

harassmentnoun [ U ] uk /ˈhærəsmənt/ us Add to word list Add to word list LAW illegal behaviour towards a person that causes mental or emotional suffering, which includes repeated unwanted contacts without a reasonable purpose, insults, threats, touching, or offensive language: The company investigated claims of workplace harassment and racial discrimination. Victims of harassment are able to take action in the courts to obtain damages. to be subject/subjected to harassment See also racial harassment sexual harassment behaviour towards someone that is threatening or that annoys or upsets them: As many as 1 in 3 teens who use the Internet had experienced some form of harassment online. (Definition of harassment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of harassment?

Translations of harassment

in Chinese (Traditional) 騷擾行爲… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 骚扰行为… See more in Spanish acoso, acoso [masculine]… See more in Portuguese assédio, assédio [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Turkish in French in Japanese in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish छळणूक… See more tedirgin/rahatsız/taciz etme, bezdirme, usandırma… See more harcèlement [masculine], harcèlement… See more いやがらせ… See more ergernis, pesterij… See more ஒருவரை எரிச்சலூட்டும் அல்லது வருத்தப்படுத்தும் நடத்தை… See more शोषण, उत्पीड़न… See more સતામણી… See more chikane… See more plågande, trakasseri… See more gangguan… See more die Belästigung… See more trakassering [masculine], trakassering, sjikane… See more پریشانی, ایذا دہی, تکلیف… See more переслідування, домагання… See more వేధింపు/ ఒకరిని బాధించే లేదా కలవరపరిచే ప్రవర్తన… See more হয়রানি… See more obtěžování, dotírání… See more gangguan… See more ก่อความรำคาญ… See more sự quấy rối… See more molestowanie, nękanie… See more Need a translator?

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