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Bullying Common

Bullying has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

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Noun
1

the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

"The coach threatened to cut off practice if the shy player didn't take all the penalties, which was just bullying."

2

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

"The new manager was accused of bullying his staff into working late nights by constantly threatening their jobs if they didn't comply."

Verb
1

present participle of bully

"The teacher had to intervene because a senior student was bullying a freshman in the cafeteria line."

Adjective
1

noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others

"The manager's bullying approach in meetings, where he loudly overruled every suggestion without listening, left the team feeling silenced."

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