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дедовщи́на — meaning in English

dedovshchina

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English meaning

  • bullying noun Repeated aggressive behavior intended to intimidate, hurt, or make life difficult for someone perceived as weaker.

Senses

дедовщи́на is used for these senses in English:

  • bullying Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
  • dedovshchina Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

Related Russian words