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hostigamiento

harassment

noun ohs-tee-gah-MYEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Hostigamiento denotes persistent harassment, badgering, or hounding — hostigamiento laboral (workplace harassment) or hostigamiento sexual. The verb is hostigar. It carries a sense of repeated provocation rather than a single act. In military usage it means harassing fire or skirmishing.

Examples

"Denunció el hostigamiento sufrido en el trabajo."

Natural Translation

She reported the harassment she suffered at work.

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