bullying
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An example of bullying.
English
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/
Etymology 1
Noun
bullying (countable and uncountable, plural bullyings)
- An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
- Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
- Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
act of intimidating a person
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persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant
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See also
Etymology 2
Verb
bullying
- present participle and gerund of bully
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.
Pronunciation
Noun
bullying m inan
- bullying (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant)
- Synonym: znęcanie się
Declension
Declension of bullying
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | bullying |
| genitive | bullyingu |
| dative | bullyingowi |
| accusative | bullying |
| instrumental | bullyingiem |
| locative | bullyingu |
| vocative | bullyingu |
Further reading
- bullying in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bullying in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- búlingue (adapted form)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.
Pronunciation
Noun
bullying m (uncountable)
- bullying (persistent acts intended to make someone’s life unpleasant)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.
Pronunciation
Noun
bullying m (uncountable)
- bullying
- Synonyms: acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar
- ¡No me hagas bullying! ― Don't bully me!
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.