Bullying

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

25 more languages

العربيةإرهاب الإرهاب تنمر

Bosanskišikana

Češtinašikana šikanování

Ελληνικάαγρίεμα νταηλίκι

Suomikiusaaminen mobbaus öykkäröiminenpakottaminen pelottelu vittuileminen

Gaeilgebulaíocht

Gàidhligburraidheachd

हिन्दीदादागिरी

Hrvatskišikana

Հայերենահաբեկում ահաբեկչություն

Íslenskaeinelti

Italianobullismo

日本語いじめでんぽう嫌がらせ苛め

ქართულიბულინგი დევნა ძალადობა

한국어괴롭힘 이지메 핍박

Македонскизадевање застрашување

Polskibullying znęcanie się

Portuguêsabuso assédio bullyingintimidação vexação

Русскийбуллинг дедовщина задира́ниезапугивание издевательства травля

Slovenčinašikanovanie

Српскиšikana

Svenskakujonering mobbning översitteri

Türkçezorbalık

Українськазнуща́ння

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

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

bullyism bullyman bullyness bullyragger bullywug Bulman

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