bullying
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bullying¹
- /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/ US, UK
noun bullyings
- An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion. [Greenland's current Prime Minister Múte] Egede has insisted that Greenland is not for sale and he framed the polling partly as a referendum on Trump's seemingly bellicose bullying, saying the election was a "fateful choice."
- Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person. Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.
bullying²
- /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of bully
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intimidation, domineering, blustery, harassing, mistreatment, harassment, victimization, persecution, assault, victimisation, intimidate, brutality, hooliganism, intimidating, prank, humiliation
Translations
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noun act of intimidating a person
| Español | acoso, bullying, búliin, vejación, ultraje, hostigamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 괴롭힘 goerophim, 핍박 pipbak |
| 日本語 | 嫌がらせ iyagarase |
| Português | bullying, vexação, assédio, abuso, intimidação |
| Français | harcèlement |
| Deutsch | Schikanieren, Schikane, Drangsalieren |
| Italiano | bullismo |
| Ελληνικά | νταηλίκι ntaïlíki |
| Русский | запу́гивание zapúgivanije, тра́вля trávlja, задира́ние zadiránije, бу́ллинг búlling |
| Tiếng Việt | bắt nạt, ăn hiếp |
| العربية | إِرْهَاب ʔirhāb, تَنَمُّر tanammur |
noun persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant
| Español | bullying m búliin, mobbing m mobin, buleo, lorneo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 괴롭힘 goerophim, 이지메 ijime |
| 日本語 | いじめ ijime, 嫌がらせ iyagarase |
| 中文 | 欺負 /欺负, 恃強欺弱 /恃强欺弱, 恃強凌弱 shìqiánglíngruò, 欺凌 qīlíng, 霸凌 bàlíng |
| हिन्दी | दादागिरी dādāgirī |
| Português | bullying |
| Français | harcèlement |
| Deutsch | Mobbing, Mobben, Piesacken, Piesackerei, Drangsalieren, Tyrannisieren |
| Русский | издева́тельства izdevátelʹstva, дедовщи́на dedovščína, задира́ние zadiránije, тра́вля trávlja, бу́ллинг búlling |
| العربية | تَنَمُّر tanammur |
Talk about this word "bullying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bullying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bullying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bullying "bullying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bullying.Cite this
@misc{bullying_2026,
title = {bullying},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullying},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
