harassment

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French harassement. By surface analysis, harass +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /həˈɹæs.mənt/, /ˈhæɹ.əs.mənt/, /-mɪnt/ See harass for pronunciation note. === Noun === harassment (countable and uncountable, plural harassments) Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress. Deliberate pestering or intimidation. (military) The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force. ==== Synonyms ==== torment molestation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: хара́ссмент (xarássment) → Japanese: ハラスメント ==== Translations ==== === References === “harassment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.