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acoso

harassment

noun ah-KOH-soh Rare

Also means

stalking

Usage Note

Acoso is an uncountable noun in most uses. Acoso laboral is 'workplace harassment' (also called mobbing), acoso escolar is 'school bullying', and acoso sexual is 'sexual harassment'. The related verb is acosar ('to harass, to hound'). In hunting contexts acosar retains its older sense of 'to pursue relentlessly.'

Examples

"El acoso escolar es un problema grave."

Natural Translation

School bullying is a serious problem.

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