Another word for molest

To disturb objects

• displace

  1. To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  2. To take the place of; supplant or replace (a person or thing that one is the cause of or occasion for removing, pushing aside, etc.)
  3. (Chemistry) To replace (an atom, radical, ion, or molecule) in a compound during a reaction.

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  1. To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  2. To take the place of; supplant or replace (a person or thing that one is the cause of or occasion for removing, pushing aside, etc.)
  3. (Chemistry) To replace (an atom, radical, ion, or molecule) in a compound during a reaction.

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• meddle

  1. (Obs.) To mingle; combine
  2. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.
  3. To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)

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  1. (Obs.) To mingle; combine
  2. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.
  3. To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)

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• disorganize

  1. To make less organized; to reduce to chaos.
  2. To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.
  3. To disrupt or break up the order, arrangement, or system of; throw into confusion or disorder

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  1. To make less organized; to reduce to chaos.
  2. To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.
  3. To disrupt or break up the order, arrangement, or system of; throw into confusion or disorder

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To disturb people

• interrupt

  1. To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something:
  2. To break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder
  3. To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something.

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  1. To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something:
  2. To break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder
  3. To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something.

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• accost

  1. To approach and speak to; greet first, before being greeted, esp. in an intrusive way
  2. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.
  3. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex.

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  1. To approach and speak to; greet first, before being greeted, esp. in an intrusive way
  2. To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.
  3. To approach and speak to with the intent of having sex.

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• break in upon

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• intrude

  1. To come in rudely or inappropriately; enter as an improper or unwanted element:
  2. To put or force in inappropriately, especially without invitation, fitness, or permission:
  3. To force (oneself or one's thoughts) upon others without being asked or welcomed

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  1. To come in rudely or inappropriately; enter as an improper or unwanted element:
  2. To put or force in inappropriately, especially without invitation, fitness, or permission:
  3. To force (oneself or one's thoughts) upon others without being asked or welcomed

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• obtrude oneself

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• encroach upon

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• annoy

  1. (Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
  2. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  3. To be annoying

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  1. (Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
  2. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  3. To be annoying

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• worry

  1. To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled.
  2. To annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc.
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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  1. To cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled.
  2. To annoy, bother, harass, vex, etc.
  3. To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:

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• disquiet

  1. To make anxious, uneasy, or restless; disturb; fret
  2. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

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  1. To make anxious, uneasy, or restless; disturb; fret
  2. To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

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• irritate

  1. (Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
  2. To be a cause of impatience or anger.
  3. To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:

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  1. (Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
  2. To be a cause of impatience or anger.
  3. To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:

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• discommode

  1. To cause bother to; inconvenience
  2. To cause someone inconvenience
  3. To put to inconvenience; trouble.

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  1. To cause bother to; inconvenience
  2. To cause someone inconvenience
  3. To put to inconvenience; trouble.

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• discompose

  1. (Now Rare) To disturb the order of
  2. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  3. To put into a state of disorder.

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  1. (Now Rare) To disturb the order of
  2. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
  3. To put into a state of disorder.

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• plague

  1. To cause suffering or hardship for:
  2. To be a widespread or continuous problem or defect in:
  3. To vex; harass; trouble; torment

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  1. To cause suffering or hardship for:
  2. To be a widespread or continuous problem or defect in:
  3. To vex; harass; trouble; torment

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• badger

  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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• abuse sexually

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• bait

  1. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  2. To stop for food or rest during a trip.
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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  1. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  2. To stop for food or rest during a trip.
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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• pester

  1. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
  2. To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex
  3. To bother, harass or annoy persistently.

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  1. To annoy persistently, as with repeated demands or questions.
  2. To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex
  3. To bother, harass or annoy persistently.

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• hinder

  1. To delay action; be a hindrance
  2. To obstruct or delay the progress of:
  3. To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop

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  1. To delay action; be a hindrance
  2. To obstruct or delay the progress of:
  3. To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop

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• tease

  1. To urge persistently; coax:
  2. To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out :
  3. To say in a playful or mocking way:

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  1. To urge persistently; coax:
  2. To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out :
  3. To say in a playful or mocking way:

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• irk

  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.
  2. To annoy, disgust, irritate, tire out, etc.

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  1. To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.
  2. To annoy, disgust, irritate, tire out, etc.

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• vex

  1. To keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
  2. To give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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  1. To keep bringing up, going over, or returning to (a matter difficult to solve)
  2. To give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.
  3. To cause difficulty or trouble to:

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• trouble

  1. To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning:
  2. To cause mental agitation to; worry; harass; perturb; vex
  3. To pester, annoy, tease, bother, etc.

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  1. To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning:
  2. To cause mental agitation to; worry; harass; perturb; vex
  3. To pester, annoy, tease, bother, etc.

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• confuse

  1. To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
  2. (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.

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  1. To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
  2. (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.

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• perturb

  1. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  2. (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
  3. To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly

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  1. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  2. (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
  3. To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly

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• frighten

  1. To cause to feel fright; make suddenly afraid; scare; terrify
  2. To force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid
  3. To become suddenly afraid

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  1. To cause to feel fright; make suddenly afraid; scare; terrify
  2. To force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid
  3. To become suddenly afraid

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• terrify

  1. To fill with terror; frighten greatly; alarm
  2. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid:
  3. To drive or force by arousing fear:

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  1. To fill with terror; frighten greatly; alarm
  2. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid:
  3. To drive or force by arousing fear:

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• scare

  1. To strike with sudden fear; alarm.
  2. To become frightened:
  3. To fill with fear or terror; esp., to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify

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  1. To strike with sudden fear; alarm.
  2. To become frightened:
  3. To fill with fear or terror; esp., to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify

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• misuse

  1. To mistreat or abuse.
  2. To treat badly or harshly; abuse
  3. To use incorrectly or improperly; misapply

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  1. To mistreat or abuse.
  2. To treat badly or harshly; abuse
  3. To use incorrectly or improperly; misapply

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• maltreat

  1. To treat roughly or unkindly; abuse
  2. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.

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  1. To treat roughly or unkindly; abuse
  2. To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.

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