Difference between revisions of "Bully"

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''Bully '' - (verb)
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''Bully '' - (noun )
 
== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
This describes the act of hurting, threatening to harm, or frightening someone in order to get them to do something that they don’t want to do.
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This is someone who hurts and frightens someone and often forces them to do something that they don’t want to do.  
 
== Extra ==
 
== Extra ==
 
'''Source:''' Adapted from Cambridge English Dictionary <br />
 
'''Source:''' Adapted from Cambridge English Dictionary <br />
'''Example of Use:''' Bill felt that he had been bullied into accepting a pay cut by his employer.[[Category: Labour Relations]][[Category: Glossary]]
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'''Example of Use:''' Teresa described her former employer as a bully, who would intimidate her into working longer hours and taking shorter breaks.[[Category: Labour Relations]][[Category: Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 19:18, 11 March 2020

Bully - (noun )

Definition

This is someone who hurts and frightens someone and often forces them to do something that they don’t want to do.

Extra

Source: Adapted from Cambridge English Dictionary
Example of Use: Teresa described her former employer as a bully, who would intimidate her into working longer hours and taking shorter breaks.