Meanings
nounlove-bombing (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of love bombing.
New guidance on how to prosecute abusive partners for controlling and coercive behaviour has highlighted the phenomenon of love-bombing, a tactic used by suspects to confuse victims and gain more control.
2023 April 23, Amelia Gentleman, “CPS includes ‘love-bombing’ in guidance on abusive partners prosecution”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of love-bomb
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love-bombing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love-bombing
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