What does acoso in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word acoso in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use acoso in Spanish.

The word acoso in Spanish means harassment, hounding, pursue relentlessly, harass, bullying, work harassment, sexual harassment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word acoso

harassment

nombre masculino (hostigamiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acoso que sufría la actriz hizo que se tomara unas vacaciones en una isla desierta.
The harassment the actress endured led her to take a vacation on a deserted island.

hounding

nombre masculino (persecución sin tregua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pursue relentlessly

verbo transitivo (no dar respiro)

Acosó al animal hasta que consiguió cazarlo.
He pursued the animal relentlessly until he was able to catch it.

harass

verbo transitivo (acorralar, molestar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le está acosando constantemente, no sé como lo soporta.
He's constantly harassing her; I don't know how she puts up with him.

bullying

nombre masculino (hostigamiento escolar) (at school)

(gerund: -ing form of verb used as a noun--for example, "Running is good for you." "Stop your yelling.")
Debemos castigar a los estudiantes que participen en el acoso escolar.
We should punish those students who participate in bullying.

work harassment

nombre masculino (trabajo: explotación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedes aceptar el acoso laboral por temor a perder tu trabajo.
You can't accept work harassment for fear of losing your job.

sexual harassment

nombre masculino (hostigamiento sexual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Muchas mujeres son víctimas de acoso sexual.
A lot of women are victims of sexual harassment.

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