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What is another word for bullying?

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Noun

An act of intimidating or domineering a person, typically to do something

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

Adjective

Domineering in nature or character

Relating to or using force or threats

Hostile or aggressive in nature

Characterized by the tendency to harass

Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

Verb

Present participle for to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical or emotional harm to

Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics

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Noun

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An act of intimidating or domineering a person, typically to do something

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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“The report shows that many teens drop out of school due to repeated bullying.”

Noun

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Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

offense^US

offence^UK

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Noun

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Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

offense^US

offence^UK

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Adjective

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Domineering in nature or character

throwing one's weight around

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

too big for your boots

throwing one's weight about

too big for your breeches

holier-than-thou

too big for your britches

not backward in coming forward

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

cliquish

shameless

blowing one's own horn

offensively self-assertive

of preconceived ideas

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“A bullying manager is despised by subordinates, and whilst sensing this, is usually unable to discern why.”

Adjective

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Relating to or using force or threats

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

red in tooth and claw

environmentally unfriendly

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Adjective

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Hostile or aggressive in nature

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

have chip on shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having a chip on one's shoulder

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Adjective

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Characterized by the tendency to harass

Adjective

Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

with a heart of stone

somber^US

sombre^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as tough as old boots

gray^US

grey^UK

rubbing the wrong way

ill-humored^US

toughened by experience

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

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Verb

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Present participle for to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical or emotional harm to

“Studies have provided some interesting insight into the psychology of students who bully their classmates.”

Verb

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Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics

“The company has been accused of trying to bully workers into signing unfair workplace agreements.”

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