ragging
/ˈræɡɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण रैगिंग
रैगिंग (नए छात्रों को परेशान करना)
Core word
noun
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[U] Indian English
the practice in which senior students tease, bully or humiliate new students in a college or hostel
रैगिंग (नए छात्रों को परेशान करना)
- Ragging is a punishable offence in all Indian colleges.
- The hostel set up an anti-ragging committee.
- Senior students were punished for ragging a fresher.
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- Ragging can leave a young student scared and unhappy.
- Parents are asked to report any ragging at once.
Synonyms bullying hazing
◇Word family
rag verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
bullying hazing
§Grammar and usage
British and American: what Indian English calls ragging is usually called hazing in American English.
British और American संदर्भ में Indian English की ragging को American English में प्रायः hazing कहा जाता है।