Bully: meaning, definitions and examples
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bully
[ ˈbʊli ]
at school
A bully is someone who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.
Synonyms
harasser, intimidator, oppressor
Examples of usage
- The bully stole my lunch money again.
- The school has a zero-tolerance policy towards bullying.
in social situations
To bully means to use superior strength or influence to intimidate someone, typically to force them to do something.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He tried to bully his way into getting what he wanted.
- Don't let him bully you into making a decision.
Translations
Translations of the word "bully" in other languages:
🇵🇹 valentão
- intimidar
- agressor
🇮🇳 बदमाश
- गुंडा
- डराना
🇩🇪 Tyrann
- Mobber
- Schläger
🇮🇩 pengganggu
- penggertak
- tukang bully
🇺🇦 задирака
- булер
- хуліган
🇵🇱 łobuz
- dręczyciel
- zastraszacz
🇯🇵 いじめっ子
- いじめる人
- 暴力をふるう人
🇫🇷 intimidateur
- brute
- harceleur
🇪🇸 matón
- acosador
- intimidar
🇹🇷 zorba
- kabadayı
- zorbalık yapmak
🇰🇷 괴롭히는 사람
- 깡패
- 폭력배
🇸🇦 متنمر
- بلطجي
- متعجرف
🇨🇿 šikanátor
- tyran
- rváč
🇸🇰 šikanátor
- tyran
- násilník
🇨🇳 恶霸
- 欺凌者
- 暴徒
🇸🇮 ustrahovalec
- nasilnež
- izsiljevalec
🇮🇸 ofbeldismaður
- kúgara
- hræsnar
🇰🇿 қорқытып-үркітуші
- бұзақы
- зұлым
🇬🇪 ცუდი ადამიანი
- მოძალადე
- მუქარით
🇦🇿 hərbiçi
- qorxutma
- zorba
🇲🇽 matón
- acosador
- intimidar
Word origin
The word 'bully' originated in the 1530s, meaning 'sweetheart' or 'lover'. By the 1690s, it had evolved to refer to a 'harasser of the weak'. The modern connotation of 'bully' as someone who uses strength or influence to intimidate others emerged in the 18th century.