hazing

H4A1Z10I1N1G2
/ˈheɪzɪŋ/

noun

An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

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Meanings

nounhazing (countable and uncountable, plural hazings)

plural hazings

  1. PhilippinesUScountableuncountableAn initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

    Synonyms: ragging

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of haze

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

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Translations

Afrikaans ontgroening
  • ontgroeninghumiliating initiation practices
Arabic ذُلّ
  • ذُلّ (ḏull)humiliating initiation practices
Czech šikana
  • šikanahumiliating initiation practices
Dutch ontgroening, doop
  • ontgroeninghumiliating initiation practices
  • doophumiliating initiation practices
  • studentendoophumiliating initiation practices
Esperanto fiiniciado
  • fiiniciadohumiliating initiation practices
Finnish mopotus, simputus
  • mopotushumiliating initiation practices
  • simputushumiliating initiation practices
French bizutage
  • bizutagehumiliating initiation practices
German Deposition, Initiationsritual
  • Depositionhumiliating initiation practices
  • Initiationsritualhumiliating initiation practices
Greek καψώνι
  • καψώνι (kapsóni)humiliating initiation practices
Indonesian perpeloncoan
  • perpeloncoanhumiliating initiation practices
Japanese 扱き
  • 扱き (shigoki)humiliating initiation practices
Portuguese praxe, trote
  • praxehumiliating initiation practices
  • trotehumiliating initiation practices
Spanish novatada, quintada
  • novatadahumiliating initiation practices
  • quintadahumiliating initiation practices
Swedish nollning, inspark
  • nollninghumiliating initiation practices
  • insparkhumiliating initiation practices
  • inkilninghumiliating initiation practices

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Cite this entry
APA

hazing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazing

MLA

“hazing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hazing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazing.

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