harassment

嫌がらせ、ハラスメント

相手が不安になったり、つらく感じたり、怖がったりすることを繰り返す行為。

やさしい英語で： Repeatedly bothering someone in ways that make them worried, upset, or afraid.

• She faced harassment at work.
• The unwanted calls became a form of harassment.
• They reported the harassment to their manager.

類義語： pestering, intimidation

よく使う表現： constant harassment, suffer harassment, workplace harassment, deliberate harassment

嫌がらせ行為

やめるよう言われても、嫌がらせや脅しを繰り返す犯罪。

やさしい英語で： The crime of repeatedly bothering or threatening someone despite being told to stop.

• He was charged with harassment.
• The court heard evidence in the harassment case.
• She reported the repeated messages as harassment.

使い方： harassment of someone (He was convicted of harassment of his former neighbour.)

よく使う表現： criminal harassment, harassment charge

嫌がらせ、執拗な攻撃

相手を不安にさせたり苦しめたりする、繰り返される攻撃や批判。

やさしい英語で： Repeated attacks or criticism that make someone worried or upset.

• The constant criticism became harassment.
• She left public life after years of media harassment.
• The newspaper faced accusations of harassment over its repeated attacks.

類義語： persecution, hounding

よく使う表現： media harassment, relentless harassment