harassment
noun
an act or instance of harassing; torment, vexation, or intimidation.
harassments
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pluralof harassment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both have denounced harassments by China towards Philippine vessels conducting the resupply mission.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on Sunday urging Japanese citizens to use extra caution in China, citing an escalation of harassments and violent protests over the discharge of the wastewater.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Between May and November 2022, she added, the number of reported harassments jumped to 14, with no assaults reported.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023
"Comments with personally identifiable information, harassments, or other violations will be removed."
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2021
For two or three months following, I was subject to continual harassments, partly through my ignorance of police management and partly through the insatiable desire of every petty officer to enrich himself through our misfortunes.
From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe
