hostigamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From hostigar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ostiɡaˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: hos‧ti‧ga‧mien‧to

Noun

hostigamiento m (plural hostigamientos)

  1. harassment
    Synonym: acoso
    • 2015 July 8, “Rapados, maniatados y vejados por opositar a maestro”, in El País:
      Las violentas protestas que en junio estremecieron Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero y Michoacán, han dado paso ahora a un feroz clima de hostigamiento contra los maestros que se someten a las evaluaciones impuestas por la ley o que simplemente quieren acceder a los concursos de plazas .
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