harassments
Ongoing hostile pressures
Harassments is the plural of harassment, referring to multiple instances or types of persistent unwanted behavior that intimidates, threatens, or demeans.
The word appears in legal and workplace contexts where different categories must be distinguished: The complaint documented several harassments, including verbal abuse and unwanted physical contact.
Sexual harassments, racial harassments, and other varieties may be catalogued separately in formal proceedings.
Digital intimidation of others
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
hate · messaging · blocking · screenshots · anonymous · platforms · reporting · accounts
Not wished for
- advancesForward movements or progress
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
quid pro quo · MeToo · survivors · perpetrators · allegations · assault · touching · comments
Harassing shouts or whistles
- followingComing after another
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- publicAvailable to all
strangers · intimidation · pedestrian · verbal · passersby · confrontation · unsafe · nighttime
Expressions of discontent
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- HREmployee management department
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
supervisor · coworker · reporting · investigation · documentation · policy · training · misconduct
Amounts owed or alleged
- lawsuitsLegal proceedings seeking remedy
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- restrainingHolding something back
- ordersInstructions to obey
evidence · testimony · damages · defendants · plaintiffs · filing · civil · criminal
cyberbullying
Digital intimidation of others
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
stalking · hate · messaging · blocking · screenshots · anonymous · platforms · reporting · accounts · notifications
unwanted
Not wished for
- advancesForward movements or progress
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
predatory · quid pro quo · MeToo · survivors · perpetrators · allegations · assault · touching · comments · leering
catcalls
Harassing shouts or whistles
public · strangers · intimidation · pedestrian · verbal · passersby · confrontation · unsafe · nighttime · transit
complaints
Expressions of discontent
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- HREmployee management department
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
retaliation · supervisor · coworker · reporting · investigation · documentation · policy · training · misconduct · grievance
charges
Amounts owed or alleged
- lawsuitsLegal proceedings seeking remedy
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- restrainingHolding something back
orders · evidence · testimony · damages · defendants · plaintiffs · filing · civil · criminal · statute
harassmentskindnesses
Benevolent acts toward others
courtesies · encouragements · supports · respects · protections
harassmentsleaving alone
Ceasing to disturb
non-interference · peace · avoidance · disengagement · abstentions
harassmentscomforts
Eases distress; pleasures
reassurances · consolations · reliefs · solaces · respites
- street harassmentUnwanted public verbal intrusion
- sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual behavior creating hostility
- workplace harassmentUnwelcome conduct at work
- online harassmentHostile conduct via internet
- digital harassmentAbusive online targeting
- racial harassmentMistreatment based on ethnicity