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bashing

bashing

7 4.4
A violent act of hitting a person or damaging a thing
  • noun
  • /ˈbæʃɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : agresión
  • Her father sent his blasted solicitor over to give me an ear bashing, and he's put the wind up me.
  • gay bashing

We're never going to compete with China on banging out widgets, you know, you know, metal bashing.

Examples

  • Have you ever been a victim of straight bashing?

    Academic text (2009)
  • You just removed any question that your joke was about gay bashing.

    Blog text (28)
  • He had been given a head bashing and robbed of equipment worth more than $15,000.

    Academic text (2011)
  • One need only consult the nearest newspaper for the latest in teenage bashings and drunkenness.

    Blog text (4)
  • The departing figures suddenly became as motionless as those lying on the ground, and one club, caught in a final act of head-bashing, was frozen in mid-swing.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The victim suffered serious injuries from the bashing he received during the fight.

  • After the storm, the city was left with buildings that showed signs of severe bashing from the powerful winds.

  • Witnesses reported that the bashing of the car against the wall could be heard from blocks away.

Synonyms

beating
vsbashing
  • NSFW
276 4.2

Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence

is similar but also covers severe damage to objects as well as people
slap
vsbashing
110 1.0

A quick sharp hit with the flat part of the hand

is more severe, often involving many or more forceful strikes
battering
vsbashing
  • NSFW
18 6.5

Repeated violent hitting or strong criticism that causes harm

is the broader term that includes single severe impacts as well
hammering
vsbashing
12 2.8

A series of hard hits against something, often loud and strong

is broader, covering both heavy repeated hits and single destructive strikes
smashing
vsbashing
9 3.9

Breaking something into small pieces by force

is closer to actions aimed at harming people as well as objects
smash
vsbashing
7 3.7

A violent crash that causes a loud noise and damage

is focused more on intentional violent striking rather than accidental collisions
thrashing
vsbashing
  • Offensive
6 6.7

A severe beating given to someone as punishment

is similar but also emphasizes severe physical damage beyond punishment alone
shellacking
vsbashing
  • Informal
5 8.4

A very big loss in a game, match, or argument

is more literal, stressing actual violent strikes or physical damage
beatdown
vsbashing
  • Offensive
4 8.6

A violent attack where a person is hit many times

can also mean heavy damage to things, not only harm to people
caning
vsbashing
  • NSFW
4 6.9

To punish someone by hitting them with a stick

is wider in scope, including other forms of violent striking
walloping
vsbashing
  • Informal
1 7.5

A complete beating in a game or contest

focuses more on physical striking and on actual breaking or damage
hitting
vsbashing
1 1.0

An act of striking something with force, often with a hand or object

adds a sense of violent damage or severe harm beyond a single strike
striking
vsbashing
1 4.4

An act of hitting one thing against another, often with force

is stronger, focusing on violent intent and serious destructive outcome
slugging
vsbashing
  • Informal
1 4.8

Hitting someone or something very hard, often with a fist

is less specific about the tool or body part used for striking
smacking
vsbashing
1 4.6

A quick hard hit with an open hand that makes a sharp sound

is harsher and includes prolonged or more damaging forms of striking
drubbing
vsbashing
1 8.6

A severe beating given as punishment

is more general and can include heavy damage to nonliving things
lacing
vsbashing
  • Offensive
9.4

A severe beating that someone gets as punishment

is broader, including violent strikes against objects as well as people
gangbanging
vsbashing
  • NSFW
9.9

A group attack that hurts someone, often very violent

is similar in violence but can be done by an individual as well
bullwhipping
vsbashing
  • NSFW
8.8

To hit a person or thing with a long whip used with cows

is more general and does not require a particular tool to hurt
ass pounding
vsbashing
  • Offensive
9.9

A very heavy defeat or a hard physical beating

is a literal physical attack or destructive striking rather than only metaphorical

Antonyms

defense
  • US
460 1.4

Protection from attack, danger, harm, or illness

Compounds

granny-bashing
  • Offensive
9.9

An act of teasing or insulting older people because of their age

queer bashing
  • Offensive
9.9

Violent acts against LGBTQ+ people because of their sexuality or gender identity

9.9

Violent attacks or other hurtful actions against people from Pakistan

9.9

Repeated marching drills that soldiers do during basic training

How Violent

bashing
  • NSFW
7 4.4
blow
271 2.0
hit
459 1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

bashing singular
bashings plural

Morphology

bashing = bash (transparent) = bash + ing

This is a regular -ing nominalization of bash, and the event noun meaning is directly related to the base verb.

Etymology

Bashing comes from the verb bash, an old word meaning 'to hit' or 'smash', so a physical bashing is like a strong, violent beating or the heavy damage from many hard hits.