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Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner

Resembling a lout

Characterized by the tendency to harass

Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

Harassment or intimidation

The action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

Present participle for to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical or emotional harm to

Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics

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Adjective

Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Adjective

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

red in tooth and claw

uncompassionate

like one possessed

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Adjective

Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

prognosticatory

evil-intentioned

suggestive of evil

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Adjective

Resembling a lout

unsophisticated

socially unsure

socially awkward

ill-humoured^UK

lacking in social graces

undiscriminating

lowdown and dirty

ungentlemanlike

rough and ready

anti-intellectual

uncomplimentary

beyond the pale

in a state of nature

like a bull in a china shop

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

high-and-mighty

tongue-in-cheek

as bold as brass

high and mighty

coming on strong

not afraid to call a spade a spade

unfavourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

take-it-or-leave-it

full of oneself

full of yourself

speaking as one finds

not backwards in coming forwards

calling a spade a spade

throwing one's weight about

putting on airs

disadvantageous

mincingly clever

lacking civility

rubbing the wrong way

too big for your boots

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Adjective

Characterized by the tendency to harass

Adjective

Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

confrontational

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

have chip on shoulder

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

attention-seeking

looking for trouble

ill-disciplined

causing trouble

socially impaired

undisciplinable

raising the roof

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

unaccommodating

stubborn as a mule

obstinately disobedient

full of mischief

self-opinionated

unfavourable^UK

individualistic

as stubborn as a mule

civil disobedience

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

without law and order

lacking self-control

like a loose cannon

unenthusiastic about

dead set against

disinclined to accept

reluctant to accept

unwilling to accept

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

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Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

uncompassionate

with a heart of stone

lacking compassion

self-opinionated

as hard as nails

as tough as old boots

without sentiment

unimpressionable

lacking sentiment

bound and determined

toughened by experience

dyed-in-the-wool

solid as a rock

uncommiserating

self-centred^UK

undemonstrative

killer instinct

having a killer instinct

self-centered^US

at each other's throats

overextravagant

uncommunicative

with a hide like an elephant

tough nut to crack

acclimatized^US

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

standing one's ground

acclimatised^UK

tough as old boots

water-resistant

not subject to change

unsusceptible to

invulnerable to

like death and taxes

rubbing the wrong way

through-and-through

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Noun

Harassment or intimidation

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

Noun

The action or practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

pressurisation^UK

pressurization^US

strong-arm tactic

strong arm tactics

strong-arm tactics

reign of terror

intimidating remark

threatening remark

intimidatory remark

pressurizing^US

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

pressurising^UK

demanding money with menaces

have on the brain

tiger by the tail

putting into practice

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Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

inhumane treatment

cruel treatment

rough treatment

indecent assault

maladministration

misappropriation

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Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

self-glorification

pretentiousness

self-aggrandizement

crowing. bluster

self-satisfaction

self-importance

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

verbal onslaught

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Noun

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment, especially through the exercise of authority

Verb

Present participle for to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical or emotional harm to

“Studies have provided some interesting insight into the psychology of students who bully their classmates.”

Verb

Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics

“The company has been accused of trying to bully workers into signing unfair workplace agreements.”

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