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harassment
noun
-
harassment
repeated
unwanted
behaviour
that
annoys
,
frightens
,
or
pressures
someone
•
Online
harassment
forced
the
young
woman
to
close
her
social
media
accounts
.
Online
harassment
forced
the
young
woman
to
close
her
social
media
accounts
.
•
The
neighbors'
constant
loud
music
felt
like
a
kind
of
harassment
to
the
elderly
couple
.
The
neighbors'
constant
loud
music
felt
like
a
kind
of
harassment
to
the
elderly
couple
.
From
the
verb
“
harass
”
+
noun
suffix
“
-ment
”,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
1600s
;
ultimately
from
French
“
harasser
”
meaning
“
to
tire
out
,
worry
”.
noun
-
harassment
unwelcome
or
hostile
behaviour
,
especially
in
the
workplace
,
that
targets
someone
because
of
sex
,
race
,
religion
,
or
other
protected
traits
,
violating
their
legal
rights
•
The
company
dismissed
the
manager
after
an
investigation
confirmed
sexual
harassment
.
The
company
dismissed
the
manager
after
an
investigation
confirmed
sexual
harassment
.
•
All
employees
must
attend
annual
training
on
preventing
workplace
harassment
.
All
employees
must
attend
annual
training
on
preventing
workplace
harassment
.
Legal
sense
developed
in
the
late
20th
century
alongside
civil
rights
laws
that
protected
workers
from
discriminatory
treatment
.
