harassment
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈhærəsmənt/ us LAW
illegal behaviour towards a person that causes mental or emotional suffering, which includes repeated unwanted contacts without a reasonable purpose, insults, threats, touching, or offensive language:
The company investigated claims of workplace harassment and racial discrimination.
Victims of harassment are able to take action in the courts to obtain damages.
to be subject/subjected to harassment
See also
racial harassment
sexual harassment
behaviour towards someone that is threatening or that annoys or upsets them:
As many as 1 in 3 teens who use the Internet had experienced some form of harassment online.