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sexual harassment

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛkʃuəl ˈhæɹəsmənt/, /ˌsɛkʃuəl həˈɹæsmənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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sexual harassment (uncountable)

  1. Harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual advances or remarks.
    Hyponyms: Eve-teasing, taharrush
    All new hires at this job are trained on how to prevent and how to respond to sexual harassment.
    • 2024 November 14, Lauren del Valle, “After suicide of nonbinary teen, DOE finds multiple Title IX violations at Oklahoma school district”, in CNN[1]:
      “As a result, OCR found that the district’s pattern of inconsistent responses to reports it received of sexual harassment – infrequently responding under Title IX or not responding at all – rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,” a news release from DOE reads.
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