ellos molestaron

bothered, annoyed

→ molestar
molest bother; annoy + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #39,812
bothered, annoyed Often means “to bother/annoy,” not necessarily the same as English “to molest” (which usually has a sexual meaning).
SP: Los vecinos me molestaron toda la noche con música alta.
EN: The neighbors bothered me all night with loud music.
Conjugation of molestar

Lo molestaron.

They bothered him.

— El Extraño (2016)

Ellos molestaron al estudiante nuevo.

They bullied the new student.

Se proponen luchar, así que no se molestaron en escribir una respuesta.

They intend to fight, so they didn't bother writing a response.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Ellas molestaron a la estudiante nueva.

They bullied the new student.

Me molestaron mucho sus comentarios.

His comments bothered me a lot.

Unos tipos molestaron a Franci.

Some guys bothered Franci.

— Carandiru (2003)