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bully
Found in thesaurus: aggressor, attacker, assailant, assaulter, intimidate, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle, cajole, blarney, inveigle, palaver
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bully
interj.
well done!, good!
adj.
pleasant, lovely
v.
intimidate, harass
n.
intimidator, one who harasses weaker people
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Bullying
Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from conflict. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed repeatedly towards particular targets. Rationalizations for such behavior sometimes include differences of social class, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, appearance, behavior, body language, personality, reputation, lineage, strength, size or ability. If bullying is done by a group, it is called mobbing.
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bully
Noun
1. a cruel and brutal fellow
(synonym) tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
(hypernym) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
(hyponym) bullyboy
(derivation) browbeat, swagger
Verb
1. be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
(synonym) strong-arm, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
(hypernym) intimidate
(hyponym) tyrannize, tyrannise, domineer
2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
(synonym) browbeat, swagger
(hypernym) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
(derivation) tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
Adjective
1. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
(synonym) bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
(similar) good
(classification) colloquialism
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bully
v.
šikanovat; zastrašit koho (aby udělal co); šikana
n.
šikana
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bully
Czas.
znęcać się nad słabszym; zmuszać kogoś do czegoś; znęcanie się nad słabszymi
Rzecz.
tyran; osoba znęcająca się nad słabszymi
