bullying

English
an example of bullying.

Pronunciation

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.
    Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.

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Verb

bullying

  1. present participle of bully

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bullying.

Pronunciation

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

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

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuli.in/

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

  1. bullying

Synonyms
  • acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar

See also
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