harassment
noun[U]
uk/ˈhær.əs.mənt//həˈræs.mənt/us/həˈræs.mənt//ˈher.əs.mənt/C1
behaviourthatannoysorupsetssomeone:
骚扰行为sexualharassment性骚扰
- Attitudesseemto bechangingas aresultofrecenthighlypublicizedcasesofsexualharassment.
 - Allegations ofsexualharassment haveledtodisciplinaryproceedingsbeing taken against threenavalofficers.
 - Sexual harassment in theworkplaceis not atrivialmatter.
 - Thelawcan nowprotectpeoplefrom harassment.
 - Theallegedharassment tookplaceover twoyears.
 
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
 - abuser
 - anti-harassment
 - at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
 - batten
 - batten onsomeone
 - ill-treatment
 - ill-used
 - impose
 - inflict
 - infliction
 - prey
 - prey onsomething
 - putsomeonethroughsomething
 - put upon
 - tyrannize
 - tyranny
 - uncared for
 - use
 - victimization