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minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoIt is most definitely a word, and its usage here is fine.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·1 day agoI never said it wasn’t a word; it means bully. But hectored doesn’t mean bullied the way we use that in English—it would mean to create a bully.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoNope. It’s an out-of-use term, but it is definitely a synonym of bullying.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoThe link to the “ing” version in their first link does support the use in the article. TIL also.
It is most definitely a word, and its usage here is fine.
I never said it wasn’t a word; it means bully. But hectored doesn’t mean bullied the way we use that in English—it would mean to create a bully.
Nope. It’s an out-of-use term, but it is definitely a synonym of bullying.
The link to the “ing” version in their first link does support the use in the article. TIL also.