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noun
- 1. violent physical assault: informal "nine incidents of gay-bashing were reported to the police"
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noun. uk / ˈbæʃ.ɪŋ / us / ˈbæʃ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. [ U ] strong criticism of a particular type of person or thing: There's been a lot of banker-bashing lately. [ U ] a physical attack on someone: recent incidents of gay-bashing. [ U ] mainly UK (also a bashing [ S ]) the act of hitting something hard:
noun. 1. : a forceful blow. 2. : a festive social gathering : party. 3.
Bashing definition: the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing. See examples of BASHING used in a sentence.
a physical attack, or a series of attacks, on a person or group of people. gay-bashing (= attacking gay people) to give somebody a bashing; See bashing in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
n. 1. the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing. 2. a decisive defeat. 3. (used in combination) a. unprovoked physical assaults against members of a specified group: gay-bashing. b. verbal abuse, as of a group or a nation: China-bashing. [1725–1735]
Meaning of bash in English. bash. verb. uk / bæʃ / us / bæʃ / bash verb (HIT) Add to word list. [ I or T ] informal. to hit hard: He bashed his arm against a shelf. UK I could hear her bashing away on the computer (= hitting the keys loudly). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hit someone or something.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bash‧ing /ˈbæʃɪŋ/ noun [ singular, uncountable] 1 the action of attacking someone and hitting them Gay-bashing (=attacks on gay people) is on the increase. give somebody a bashing They gave him a real bashing. 2 strong and usually unfair public criticism of a particular group or person union-bashin...
a decisive defeat: We gave the visiting team a good bashing. (used in combination) unprovoked physical assaults against members of a specified group: gay-bashing. verbal abuse, as of a group or a nation: feminist-bashing; China-bashing.
Feb 23, 2024 · bashing (plural bashings) An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack. Synonym: beating
What does the noun bashing mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bashing . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
