Molest
Molest , transitive verb
[French molester, Latin molestare, from molestus troublesome, from moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d Mole.]
To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
They have molested the church with needless opposition.
Molest , noun
Molestation. [Obsolete] — Chaucer