All molestation synonyms

noun molestation

• sex crime — an illegal sexual act, activity, or behavior.
• persecution — the act of persecuting.
• provocation — the act of provoking.
• abduction — the act of taking someone away by force or cunning; kidnapping
• maltreatment — to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
• abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
• violation — the act of violating.
• rape — the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
• aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
• turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
• uprising — an act of rising up.
• shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
• fracas — a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
• riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
• interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
• brawl — A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
• violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
• disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
• storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
• tremor — involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
• upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
• convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
• flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
• perturbation — the act of perturbing.
• hubbub — a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
• derangement — Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
• ferment — Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
• clamor — If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
• spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
• stir — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
• insurrection — an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
• rumble — to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
• brouhaha — A brouhaha is an excited and critical fuss or reaction to something.
• fray — a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
• distraction — the act of distracting.
• restlessness — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
• rampage — violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.
• intrusion — Law. an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property. a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
• tumult — violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
• bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
• fisticuffs — a cuff or blow with the fist.
• uproar — a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
• hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
• disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
• quarrel — a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
• disturbance — the act of disturbing.
• torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
• hassle — a disorderly dispute.