I happened to witness the bullying in the corridor.
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Bullying
/ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/
Synonyms for "bullying" (93 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (28)
Adjective(1 words)
coercive pressure
Noun(16 words)
coercive tacticcoercivenesscyber harassmentdigital harassmentdragooningforcing techniqueharassharassingharassmenthasslinghectoringhenpeckinghostileintimidateintimidatingmanipulative
Verb(1 words)
Related words (46)
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Noun(18 words)
mobbingoccupational bullyingonline harassmentoppressoppressivepeer forcingpeer harassmentpressureraggingrazzingschool harassmentstaff harassmentstudent harassmentthreatenthumbscrewtormentwedgiesworkplace harassment
Adjective(2 words)
physical shovingverbal attack
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
11 entriesactionaggressionbehaviorcharacteristicclimateconductdigital harassmentenvironmentharassmentinterpersonal interactionmistreatment
More specific
23 entriesclassroom bullyingco worker bullyingcoercecoercive conductcyberbullyinghallway intimidationharassmenthumiliateintimidationonline shamingpeer exclusionphysical bullyingpressurizepsychological bullyingschool bullyingsexting harassment
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Collocations
14 entriesbullying behaviorbullying climatebullying dynamicsbullying policybullying preventionbullying tacticsclassroom bullyingcyberbullyingcyberbullying incidentspeer bullyingpeer harassmentpower imbalanceschool bullyingworkplace harassment
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
That big boy is bullying the little children.
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In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.
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Suicides of high school students as a result of bullying continued one after another.
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