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bullying

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?b?l.i.??/

Etymology 1

From bully +? -ing.

Noun

bullying (countable and uncountable, plural bullyings)

  1. An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
  2. Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
Related terms
  • bully
Translations
See also
  • abuse
  • mobbing

Etymology 2

From bully +? -ing.

Verb

bullying

  1. present participle of bully

Further reading

  • bullying on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bullying.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /?bu.l?/

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

  1. bullying (persistent acts intended to make someone’s life unpleasant)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bulin/, [?bu.l?n]

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

  1. bullying
    Synonyms: acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar

See also

  • mobbing

bullying From the web:

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  • what bullying is not
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  • what bullying feels like


thuggery

English

Etymology

thug +? -ery

Noun

thuggery (countable and uncountable, plural thuggeries)

  1. The violent, criminal acts that are associated with thugs, and/or the fashion, manner of speaking, and demeanor associated with them.

Synonyms

  • thuggishness
  • thugness

thuggery From the web:

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  • what does thuggery stand for
  • what do thuggery meaning
  • what does thuggery means in spanish
  • what is skull thuggery
  • what rhymes with thuggery
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