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bashing

[ bash-ing ]

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noun

the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing:
a series of unsolved bashings and robberies.
a decisive defeat:
We gave the visiting team a good bashing.
(used in combination)
1. unprovoked physical assaults against members of a specified group:
  gay-bashing.
2. verbal abuse, as of a group or a nation:
  feminist-bashing; China-bashing.

-bashing

combining form

informal.
1. indicating a malicious attack on members of a particular group
  queer-bashing
  union-bashing
2. indicating any of various other activities
  spud-bashing
  Bible-bashing
  square-bashing

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Derived Forms

-basher, combining_form:in_noun:countable

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bashing¹

First recorded in 1725–35; bash + -ing ¹( def )

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Example Sentences

After all that, with a bit of trans bashing thrown in, for good measure, Musk brought it home with: "I think this is the last election. If Trump doesn't win, this is the last election."

From Salon

Diaz said he awoke to a baseball bat bashing his head, causing wounds that required 10 stitches to heal.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump responded to Springsteen's criticisms at his own Atlanta rally, while bashing Harris for supposedly needing entertainers to fill out her rallies.

From Salon

Perhaps if he spent more time studying and less time bashing students, he would know that this is what logicians call a false dichotomy.

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In 2023, he was caught on a dash cam bashing someone’s car on the 2 Freeway near York Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times

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