bullying

English

Wikipedia

an example of bullying.

Pronunciation

• (UK) /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/
• (US) /ˈbʊl.i.iŋ/

Noun

bullying ‎(plural bullyings)

1. An act of intimidating a weaker 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 all schools.‎

Related terms

• bully

Translations

act of intimidating a weaker person

• Czech: šikana (cs) f
• Esperanto: ĉikanado
• Finnish: kiusaaminen (fi), pakottaminen (fi)
• French: harcèlement (fr) m
• German: Schikanieren n, Schikane (de) f, Drangsalieren n
• Greek: νταηλίκι (el) n ‎(dailíki)
• Irish: bulaíocht f

• Italian: bullismo (it) m
• Korean: 괴롭힘 (ko) ‎(goerophim), 핍박 (ko) ‎(pipbak)
• Macedonian: застрашување n ‎(zastrašúvanje)
• Portuguese: bullying (pt) m
• Russian: запу́гивание (ru) n ‎(zapúgivanije)
• Scottish Gaelic: burraidheachd f
• Spanish: vejación (es) f, ultraje (es) m, acoso (es) m, hostigamiento (es) m, bullying, matonaje m, matonismo m

persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 欺負 (zh), 欺负 (zh) ‎(qīfu), 恃強欺弱 (zh), 恃强欺弱 (zh) ‎(shìqiángqīruò), 恃強凌弱, 恃强凌弱 ‎(shìqiánglíngruò), 欺凌 (zh) ‎(qīlíng)

• Esperanto: ĉikanado
• Finnish: kiusaaminen (fi)
• French: harcèlement (fr) m
• German: Mobbing (de) n, Mobben n, Piesacken n, Piesackerei f, Drangsalieren n, Tyrannisieren n
• Icelandic: einelti (is) n

• Irish: bulaíocht f
• Japanese: いじめ (ja) ‎(ijime), 嫌がらせ ‎(いやがらせ, iyagarase)
• Korean: 집단 괴롭힘 ‎(jipdan goerophim), 이지메 ‎(ijime), 왕따 (ko) ‎(wangtta)
• Macedonian: задевање n ‎(zadévanje)
• Portuguese: bullying (pt) m
• Russian: издева́тельства (ru) n pl ‎(izdevátelʹstva), (army) дедовщи́на (ru) f ‎(dedovščína), задира́ние (ru) n ‎(zadiránije), тра́вля (ru) f ‎(trávlja), бу́ллинг (ru) m ‎(búlling)
• Scottish Gaelic: burraidheachd f
• Spanish: bullying m, mobbing m
• Swedish: mobbning (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• Irish: ^{(please verify)} ceanntrom m

• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} いじめ (ja) ‎(ijime)

See also

• abuse
• mobbing

Verb

bullying

1. present participle of bully

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English bullying.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lĩ/

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

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

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Spanish

Noun

Wikipedia ^es

bullying m ‎(uncountable)

1. school bullying

Synonyms

• acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar

See also

• mobbing