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Mar vs Molest - What's the difference?

mar | molest |

As a noun mar

is sea.

As a verb molest is

to annoy intentionally.

mar

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Verb

(marr)
  • To spoil, to damage.
  • * Dryden
    • But mirth is marred , and the good cheer is lost.
  • * Milton
    • Ire, envy, and despair / Which marred all his borrowed visage.

    Etymology 2

    See (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small lake.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l), (l) * (l) ----

    molest

    English

    (Child sexual abuse)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To annoy intentionally
  • To disturb or tamper with.
  • * Hooker
    • They have molested the church with needless opposition.
  • To sexually abuse, especially a minor
    • The woman who molested the child she was babysitting has been arrested.

    Derived terms

    * molester * molestful

    Related terms

    * molestation

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