German

Noun

Mobbing n ‎(genitive Mobbings, no plural)

1. bullying
2. mobbing

Related terms

• mobben

English

Verb

mobbing

1. present participle of mob

Noun

mobbing ‎(plural mobbings)

1. (biology) The aggressive behaviour of a group of animals on another individual (especially a predator)
2. group bullying
   • 2012, Maureen P. Duffy, Len Sperry, Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

     As in the Salem Witch Hunt mobbings, the McMartin Preschool Sexual Abuse Case mobbings also provides^[sic] an opportunity for analyzing what could have been done, but wasn't, to stop a relentless social process that hurt everyone in its wake […]

Translations

Anagrams

• bombing

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English mobbing.

Noun

mobbing m ‎(invariable)

1. bullying, mobbing (aggressive behaviour of animals or people)

Spanish

Noun

mobbing m ‎(uncountable)

1. workplace bullying

Synonyms

• acoso laboral

See also

• bullying