D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Molest

/məl-ĕst'/ · Mo·lest · IPA /məˈlɛst/
01 v. t. To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
imp. & p. p. Molested; p. pr. & vb. n. Molesting
  1. 1.
    To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
    “They have molested the church with needless opposition.” Hooker.
02 n. Molestation.
  1. 1.
    Molestation.[Obs.]