molestar

Meaning

1. to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to harass
2. to molest (to abuse sexually)

Concepts

annoy

irritate

harass

bother

trouble

molest

hassle

disturb

vex

provoke

hinder

hamper

inconvenience

encumber

chivy

chevy

chivvy

disarrange

disarray

harry

perturb

chevvy

gravel

distress

devil

mau-mau

aggravate

haunt

chafe

cark

interfere with

interrupt

irk

bully

beset

nark

nettle

peeve

enturbulate

plague

beleaguer

rag

rile

sicken

tee off

bedevil

anger

💢

worry

put in a bad mood

put out of tune

Synonyms

incomodar

importunar

irritar

vexar

perturbar

aborrecer

magoar

causar perturbação

afligir

Translations

belästigen

molestar

disturbare

infastidire

storen

déranger

belemmeren

hinderen

amoïnar

verstoren

molestar

fer la guitza

importunar

emprenyar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mo.lesˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: molestō

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin molestāre, from molestus (“troublesome”).