sexual harassment
/ˌsɛkʃuəl ˈhæɹəsmənt/
sexual harassment noun: harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual advances or remarks.
Noun
sexual harassment (uncountable)
- Harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual advances or remarks.
- All new hires at this job are trained on how to prevent and how to respond to sexual harassment.
- “As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately...2024 November 14, Lauren del Valle, “After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX violations at Oklahoma school district”, in CNN
sexual harassment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay
sexual harassment in Hindi
- sexual harassment
- Eve teasing, only man on woman) ईव-टीज़िंग īv-ṭīziṅg
sexual harassment in Tamil
- sexual harassment
- பாலியல் துன்புறுத்தல் pāliyal tuṉpuṟuttal
sexual harassment in Arabic
- sexual harassment
- تَحَرُّش جِنْسِيّ taḥarruš jinsiyy
sexual harassment in Malay
- sexual harassment
- gangguan seksual
More languagesFewer languages
- sexual harassment in Indonesian
- pelecehan seksual
- sexual harassment in Thai
- การคุกคามทางเพศ gaan-kúk-kaam-taang-pêet
- sexual harassment in Vietnamese
- quấy rối tình dục
Words formed from sexual harassment
Questions about sexual harassment
- What does sexual harassment mean?
- Sexual harassment means harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual advances or remarks.
- What is sexual harassment in Hindi?
- Sexual harassment in Hindi is Eve teasing, only man on woman) ईव-टीज़िंग (īv-ṭīziṅg). See Sexual harassment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sexual harassment?
- Sexual harassment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sexual harassment?
- Sexual harassment is pronounced /ˌsɛkʃuəl ˈhæɹəsmənt/.
Words near sexual harassment in the dictionary
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