Backtalk vs Molest - What's the difference?
backtalk | molest |
(US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
To respond in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or outright insolent manner.
To annoy intentionally
To disturb or tamper with.
* Hooker
To sexually abuse, especially a minor
As verbs the difference between backtalk and molest
is that backtalk is to respond in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or outright insolent manner while molest is to annoy intentionally.As a noun backtalk
is (us) verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.backtalk
English
Noun
(-)- Don't give me any backtalk ; just go clean your room.
Synonyms
* (verbal impudence or argument) backchat (UK), derision, lip, sass, rebuttalVerb
(en verb)- Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.
Synonyms
* (disputatively or sarcastically respond) backchat (UK), mouth off, sassDerived terms
* backtalkerAnagrams
*molest
English
(Child sexual abuse)Verb
(en verb)- They have molested the church with needless opposition.
- The woman who molested the child she was babysitting has been arrested.
