bullying

English
An example of bullying.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From bully +‎ -ing.

Noun

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.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From bully +‎ -ing.

Verb

bullying

  1. present participle and gerund of bully

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.liŋk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uliŋk
  • Syllabification: bu‧llying

Noun

bullying m inan

  1. bullying (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant)
    Synonym: znęcanie się

Declension
Declension of bullying
singular
nominative bullying
genitive bullyingu
dative bullyingowi
accusative bullying
instrumental bullyingiem
locative bullyingu
vocative bullyingu

Further reading
  • bullying in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bullying in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • búlingue (adapted form)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.

Pronunciation

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

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

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bullying.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbulin/ [ˈbu.lĩn]
  • Rhymes: -ulin

Noun

bullying m (uncountable)

  1. bullying
    Synonyms: acoso escolar, hostigamiento escolar
    ¡No me hagas bullying! ― Don't bully me!

Usage notes

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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