bullying

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EnglishEdit

an example of bullying.

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/

NounEdit

bullying (countable and uncountable, plural bullyings)

1. An act of intimidating a 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 schools.

Related termsEdit

• bully

TranslationsEdit

act of intimidating a 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 (daïlíki)
• Irish: bulaíocht f
• Italian: bullismo (it) m

• Japanese: 嫌がらせ (いやがらせ, iyagarase)
• Korean: 괴롭힘 (ko) (goerophim), 핍박 (ko) (pipbak)
• Macedonian: застрашување n (zastrašúvanje)
• Polish: znęcanie się
• 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 alsoEdit

• abuse
• mobbing

VerbEdit

bullying

1. present participle of bully

Further readingEdit

• bullying on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English bullying.

PronunciationEdit

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lĩ/

NounEdit

bullying m (uncountable)

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

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuli.in/

NounEdit

bullying m (uncountable)

1. bullying

SynonymsEdit

• acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar

See alsoEdit

• mobbing