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- Dictionarybash·ing/ˈbaSHiNG/
noun
- 1. violent physical assault: informal "nine incidents of gay bashing were reported to the police"
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BASHING definition: 1. strong criticism of a particular type of person or thing: 2. a physical attack on someone: 3…. Learn more.
1. : to strike violently : hit. also : to injure or damage by striking : smash often used with in. 2. : to attack physically or verbally. media bashing. celebrity bashing. intransitive verb. : crash. basher noun. 2 of 2. 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.
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]
bashing. noun. /ˈbæʃɪŋ/ [uncountable, countable] often in compounds. (used especially in newspapers) very strong criticism of a person or group. union-bashing. Want to learn more?
[ I or T ] informal. to hit hard: He bashed his arm against a shelf. UKI could hear her bashing away on the computer (= hitting the keys loudly). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hit someone or something. hit She was expelled for hitting another pupil. whack She whacked the water with her paddle.
bashing 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 ...
