bullying
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of intimidating a person
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persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant
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Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
bullying
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bullying m (uncountable)
- bullying (persistent acts intended to make someone’s life unpleasant)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bullying m (uncountable)
- bullying
- Synonyms: acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar
Usage notes[edit]
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.
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