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molestia

harassment

noun moh-LES-tyah Rare

Also means

nuisance

Usage Note

Molestia covers both legal harassment (molestia sessuale = sexual harassment) and everyday annoyance (che molestia! = what a nuisance!). The plural is molestie. The verb form is molestare (to harass).

Examples

"Ha denunciato la molestia al lavoro."

Natural Translation

She reported the harassment at work.

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