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Meaning of Bullying | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ

Definitions

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
countable, uncountable
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إرهاب الإرهاب تنمر

Bosanski šikana

Čeština šikana šikanování

Dansk mobning

Deutsch drangsalieren mobben Mobbing piesacken Piesackerei Schikane schikanieren schikanös tyrannisieren

Ελληνικά αγρίεμα νταηλίκι

Español acoso buleo búliin bullying bullying m búliin hostigamiento lorneo matonaje matonismo mobbing m mobin ultraje vejación

Suomi kiusaaminen mobbaus öykkäröiminen pakottaminen pelottelu vittuileminen

Français harcèlement

Gaeilge bulaíocht

Gàidhlig burraidheachd

हिन्दी दादागिरी

Hrvatski šikana

Հայերեն ահաբեկում ահաբեկչություն

Íslenska einelti

Italiano bullismo

日本語いじめでんぽう嫌がらせ苛め

ქართული ბულინგი დევნა ძალადობა

한국어 괴롭힘 이지메 핍박

Македонски задевање застрашување

Polski bullying znęcanie się

Português abuso assédio bullying intimidação vexação

Русский буллинг дедовщина задира́ние запугивание издевательства травля

Slovenčina šikanovanie

Српски šikana

Svenska kujonering mobbning översitteri

Türkçe zorbalık

Українська знуща́ння

Examples

“[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."”

“Bullying is a punishable offense in schools.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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