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# bullying

noun (bullying — uncountable); verb, -ing form of bully (bully, bullies, bullied, bullying)

«bullying» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bullying is when someone hurts, frightens or leaves out another person on purpose, again and again, often because they think they are stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#m1)
2. As part of the verb, bullying means treating someone like this now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school and feelings lessons, bullying can be physical (hitting, pushing), verbal (name-calling, teasing), social (leaving out, spreading rumours) or online (cyberbullying — mean messages or posts). What to do: tell a trusted adult, keep evidence of online bullying, stay with friends; bystanders can help by not joining in and reporting it. Bullying is never the victim's fault. A one-off argument between equals is not bullying.

### Examples

- Bullying is never okay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x1)
- Tell a teacher if someone is bullying you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x2)
- Our school has a rule against bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x3)
- Leaving someone out on purpose can be bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x4)
- Cyberbullying happens online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x5)
- He stopped bullying after the teacher spoke to him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x6)
- If you see bullying, don't join in — get help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x7)
- It's not your fault if you are being bullied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/#x8)

### Note

Spelled with double l: bully, bullied, bullying. A «bully» is a person who bullies. Key idea: bullying is repeated and on purpose; that is how it differs from a single fight or joke. «Anti-bullying» means against bullying.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bullying» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bullying/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bullying» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullying.html) on Mova free.