パワーハラスメント

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (shortening) パワハラ (pawahara)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from power +‎ harassment.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パワーハラスメント [pàwáá háráꜜsùmèǹtò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [pa̠ɰᵝa̠ː ha̠ɾa̠sɨᵝmẽ̞nto̞]

Noun

パワーハラスメント • (pawā harasumento) 

1. workplace torment and abuse from a higher-up

Descendants

• → English: power harassment (calque)

See also

• 権(けん)力(りょく) (kenryoku)
• 嫌(いや)がらせ (iyagarase)