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• n  the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
• v  be bossy towards
• v  discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
• s  noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others

• The study shows bullying tapering off as kids advance into the eighth grade.
• That bullying is a destructive force is not in dispute.
• But bullying existed long before TV, and while this may help explain the persistence of the problem, it doesn't do much more.

• intimidation
• strong-arm
• bully
• browbeat
• bullyrag
• ballyrag
• boss around
• hector
• push around
• swagger
• blustery

News & Articles

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• Stopping bullying of seniors
  Bullying just doesn't take place in schoolyard between children. Bullies come in adult size, too. Some parents bully their children. Domestic violence between adults can start as verbal bullying, in an effort to make someone feel "less than," or to i
  June 21, 2013 - Gloucester Daily Times
• Bullying incidents vary by school in Port Huron
  The Port Huron Area School District plans to standardize its reporting policy for bullying incidents to better reflect what's happening throughout the district.
  June 21, 2013 - Times Herald
• Bullying incidents varies by school in Port Huron
  The Port Huron Area School District plans to standardize its reporting policy for bullying incidents to better reflect what's happening throughout the district.
  June 21, 2013 - Times Herald

Quotes

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• President Bush in Danbury News Times
  Russia has damaged its credibility and its relations with the nations of the free world,Bush said Friday in his toughest rebuke yet of a nation he once considered a promising if imperfect partner. "Bullying and intimidation are not...
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Globe and Mail
  If Christ were on Earth today, undoubtedly he would stand with the people in opposition to bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers,Mr. Ahmadinejad said.
• Condoleezza Rice in ABC News
  President Bush talked tough, too, accusing the Russians of "bullying and intimidation," but neither he nor Rice said what the US might do if Russia ignored them.