bullying
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.
Derived terms edit
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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See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bullying
- present participle and gerund of bully
Further reading edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bullying m inan
- bullying (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant)
- Synonym: znęcanie się
Declension edit
Declension of bullying
singular | |
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nominative | bullying |
genitive | bullyingu |
dative | bullyingowi |
accusative | bullying |
instrumental | bullyingiem |
locative | bullyingu |
vocative | bullyingu |
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- búlingue (adapted form)
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
- ¡No me hagas bullying! ― Don't bully me!
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.