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annoy vs molest

molest vs annoy

annoy and molest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
annoy No No Yes No
molest No No Yes No
As verbs, molest is a hyponym of annoy; that is, molest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than annoy:
  • annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • molest: annoy continually or chronically
Other hyponyms of annoy include get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, grate, rankle, peeve, ruffle, fret, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke, antagonise, antagonize.
annoy (verb) molest (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations annoy continually or chronically
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
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