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Pronunciation / Transliteration: harcèlement
"Le harcèlement moral est puni par la loi."
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Aggressive pressure or intimidation, especially systemic and repeated.
"The company has a zero-tolerance policy for workplace harassment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'harassment' originates from the Old French word 'haracer', which means to set upon or attack. It evolved through Middle English, where it took on a broader meaning of troubling or annoying someone, particularly in a persistent manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Harassment" is said worldwide
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harcèlement
Transliteration: harcèlement
"Le harcèlement moral est puni par la loi."
Belästigung
Transliteration: Belästigung
"Sexuelle Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz ist illegal."
molestia
Transliteration: molestia
"Ha denunciato il caso di molestie sul lavoro."
acoso
Transliteration: acoso
"El acoso escolar es un problema grave."
assédio
Transliteration: assédio
"Ela relatou um caso de assédio moral."
उत्पीड़न
Transliteration: utpidan
"कार्यस्थल पर उत्पीड़न को बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जाएगा।"
骚扰
Transliteration: sāorǎo
"公司严厉打击任何形式的职场骚扰。"
괴롭힘
Transliteration: goerophim
"직장 내 괴롭힘은 범죄가 될 수 있습니다."
嫌がらせ
Transliteration: iyarase
"職場での嫌がらせは許されない。"
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