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hazing

[ hey-zing ]

/ ˈheɪ zɪŋ /

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noun

subjection to harassment or ridicule.

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Origin of hazing

First recorded in 1815–25; haze² + -ing¹

Words nearby hazing

hazelnut oil, Hazel Park, Hazelwood, hazemeter, hazer, hazing, Hazleton, Hazlitt, HAZMAT, Hazor, hazy

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Example sentences from the Web for hazing

She said it all in a vague way, that it was a hazing incident gone awry.
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There are no hazing rituals, no violent rites of getting jumped in.
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It was one of the hazing challenges allegedly put to Holt by her fellow sorority members.
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According to his research, as of 2013, Nuwer tallies 104 deaths linked to hazing since 1970.
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The bullies at Mariana push the boundaries of bad behaviour beyond the typical adolescent hijinks and hazing.
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Said hazing was forbidden, and they knew it, and that he had a good mind to send them all home.
The Crimson Sweater|Ralph Henry Barbour
As far as they could make out by listening, some others of their classmates were already undergoing the ordeal of hazing.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby
He mounted and rode on down the trail, eyeing the tracks of the horses that Little Jim was hazing toward the valley below.
Partners of Chance|Henry Herbert Knibbs
He paused at the doorway, and listened; then, bracing himself for the hazing which was his due, he knocked.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge
To his horror, Dal discovered that the first planetary stop-over was traditionally a hazing stop.
Star Surgeon|Alan Nourse

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